Here is an inspiring short film on master weaver and artist Ethel Stein, who passed away at the age of 100 years. Her career as a textile artist was long, and remarkable as she worked well into her nineties. In the short film below, it is so inspiring to watch her moving slowly but with precision through the work of designing, warping, and planning out the complex pieces she creates. I also admire it because weaving takes time -- it is a slow, thoughtful process and one handles every thread -- multiple times -- before a work is even set up and ready to weave. I find myself more and more attracted to the idea of slowing the pace.
Art: "Self Portrait," Ethel Stein; Film Credits: Mark Chamberlain.
Midori Snyder is the author of nine books for children and adults, published in English, French, Dutch, and Italian. She won the Mythopoeic Award for The Innamorati, a novel inspired by early Roman myth and the Italian "Commedia dell'Arte" tradition....
