ABOUT US  |  DARBY DOWNEY  |  TERRY HENLEY  |  CHALLENGES  |  OUTREACH  |  CONTACT  |  HOME Our Monthly Challenges: Future Challenges Inner Motion Nursery Rhyme Into the Light Modulations Shifting Harmonies Sweet and Sour Textured Rhythm Past Challenges September 2024 - "Growing out of the Stripe" August 2024 - "Elegant Diamond" June 2024 - "Riding the Waves" May 2024 - "A Step Further" April 2024 - "Along the River's Edge" March 2024 - "Pastel" February 2024 - "Do What You Love" January 2024 - "Doodles" June 2023 - "Fibonaci" May 2023 - "The Colors of Summer, Spring, Winter or Fall" April 2023 - "An Interruption" February 2023 - "Flower Power" March 2023 - "Cooking with Gas" Novemver 2022 - "The Holly and the Ivy" October 2022 - "What's Your Astrological Sign" September 2022 - "Inspired by Kay Sekimachi" July 2022 - "Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme" June 2022 - "Amazing Lace" May 2022 - "Jumping Through Hoops" April 2022 - "Show Me Some Love" April 2022 - "Show Me Some Love" February 2022 - "Variations on the flag of my ancestors" February 2022 - "Complements/Compliments" January 2022 - "I am finally going to do something with that yarn I have had forever!" November 2021 - A Design Structure from an Ancient Source August 2021 - Favorite Monochrome July 2021 - Pictures at an Exhibition June 2021 - Georgia O'Keeffe April 2021 - There is sadness, there is peace "Two roads diverged in the woods..." It can be anything about "The Road Not Taken" you wish to explore. - Claudia No pictures Your favorite Impressionist paint(ing)(er) - Terry No Pictures Ships in the night - Carol No Pictures A safe place - Leila No Pictures October 2020 - Smoke Gets In Your Eyes September 2020 - First Memory September 2020 - Deep Ble Sea May 2020 - Painting by Deborah Doering March 2020 - Circus April 2020 - Stonewall February 2020 - Glam Grunge January 2020 - 2 or 3 Shafts in Black and White or Other Colors November 2019 - Try it again October 2019 - Weaving Through Traffic September 2019 - Nothing Rhymes with Orange August 2019 - 4X4X4X4 July 2019 - Square June 2019 - Not the Same Old Thing March 2019 - The Elements: Earth, wind, water and fire. Weaver's choice February 2019 - A Journey November 2018 - Carry It or Tote It, October 2018 - Resurrection, August 2018 - Outside the Box July 2018 - Ragtime June 2018 - "Silk Purse out of a Sows Ear" April 2018 - "Frank Sinatra" April 2018 - "Minimal Color Contrast" February 2018 - "Bookmark" January 2018 - "Let there be light" December 2017 - Birds November 2017 - "I know that I have lived" September 2017 - Yellow Brick Road August 2017 - Inspired by a Poem July 2017 - An Odd Number June 2017 - A Small Pattern April 2017 - Freedom March 2017 - Lumpy and Bumpy February 2017 - Continuation December 2016 - Thick and thin October 2016 - What if . . . September 2016 - Weave a Recipe (must use a food recipe and bring a copy for everyone). August 2016 - Use Your leftovers. May 2016 - American Beauty. June 2016 - A Night at the Movies. May 2016 - Weave with Colors You Usually Avoid. March 2016 - Flowers February 2016 - Random warp any structure December 2015 - Straight Draw Magic October 2015 - Weave for a Celebrity September 2015 - Any Holiday but Christmas June 2015 - Inspired by a Trip May 2015 - Inspired by a Picture March 2015 - Twills and More Twills February 2015 - Change Fiber and Weave January 2015 - Let's Make Neutrals Sing October 2014 - A View of Nature September 2014 - Round and Round it goes and where it stops . . June 2014 - All the colors you can combine April 2014 - Light and Dark March 2014 - Coney Island February 2014 - Anything without a mistake January 2014 - The Sky OUR GROUP CHALLENGES Pictures at an Exhibition September 2021 "Pictures at an Exhibition" was the Ronnie's challenge. . Ronnie's beautiful chenille scarf was inspired by a painting called “Fire” by Julie Mehretu that she saw at an exhibition at the Whitney. It certainly captures the feelings in the painting. Wonderful work. Terry always liked the work of Paul Klee. Some of his grid like patterns really translate easily to weaving. And the colors work well with Klee's palate. Claudia was inspired by "Pictures at an Exhibition" by Modest Mussorgsky. You can almmost hear the theme of walking between the paintings. These paper weavings done by Claudia should be in a gallery somewhere we all agree. . Carol wove these wonderful towels thinkng about Mark Rothko's fabulous paintings. The wonderful panes of intense color from Rothko's work are clearly reflected in these beautiful wovens. -->