Yellow Birds and Leaves, Barbara Eckhardt

Teaching Gallery Label:
“Textile Design - History of Textiles,” Apr-2010, Chassica Kirchoff
Barbara Eckhardt’s approach to weaving has been compared to the composition of music in its complexity, which she achieves through the layering of motifs and colors. She draws inspiration from a variety of sources such as medieval and Coptic tapestries and Navajo textiles. Her subject matter is quite diverse, although certain themes recur: birds, flowers, leaves, and vines, for example, often signify connections with family, history, and the earth. Eckhardt’s weavings typically incorporate a sense of the underlying rhythm of things and the inevitable progression of time, a topic she frequently addresses with tremendous subtlety in her work.

Exhibition Label:
"Bobbin' and Weavin'," May-2005, Debra Thimmesch
Barbara Eckhardt’s approach to weaving has been compared to the composition of music in its complexity, which she achieves through the layering of motifs and colors. She draws inspiration from a variety of sources such as medieval and Coptic tapestries and Navajo textiles. Her subject matter is quite diverse, although certain themes recur: birds, flowers, leaves, and vines, for example, often signify connections with family, history, and the earth. Eckhardt’s weavings typically incorporate a sense of the underlying rhythm of things and the inevitable progression of time, a topic she frequently addresses with tremendous subtlety in her work.