Crafts CouncilDirectoryJoanne SorokaTextile artistEdinburgh, ScotlandTextilesWeavingWebsiteE-mailInstagramFacebookAboutInfoNewsMy primary medium is tapestry weaving, supplemented by other textiles and paperworks. I aim to use the possibilities of colour and texture to the maximum, by juxtaposing shiny and matte materials, for example, or watery to solid colour. One of my main themes is journeys - those of my diverse ancestors, of today's refugees and now of migratory birds. I celebrate their courage and resilience. Focus:tapestry weavingCV:Download documentCommissions:Available for commissions15th International Triennial of Tapestry, Lodz, Poland09 May 2016This is the premiere tapestry exhibition in the world, held every three years, and participation is only by invitation. I am honoured to be sending a tapestry. The show is on 9 May to 30 October 2016.How to make a tapestry about Islamophobia22 May 2019I wanted to respond to Islamophobia, one of the great evils of our age. Along with everyone I know, I was horrified by the Christchurch mosque shootings on 15 March. This is my response, using an existing prayer rug I had owned for over 40 years.Tapestry Weaving: Design and Technique04 August 2011Tapestry Weaving has now gone into its third printing! Lots of good feedback from novice and more established tapestry weavers.AboutMy primary medium is tapestry weaving, supplemented by other textiles and paperworks. I aim to use the possibilities of colour and texture to the maximum, by juxtaposing shiny and matte materials, for example, or watery to solid colour. One of my main themes is journeys - those of my diverse ancestors, of today's refugees and now of migratory birds. I celebrate their courage and resilience. InfoFocus:tapestry weavingCV:Download documentCommissions:Available for commissionsNews15th International Triennial of Tapestry, Lodz, Poland09 May 2016This is the premiere tapestry exhibition in the world, held every three years, and participation is only by invitation. I am honoured to be sending a tapestry. The show is on 9 May to 30 October 2016.How to make a tapestry about Islamophobia22 May 2019I wanted to respond to Islamophobia, one of the great evils of our age. Along with everyone I know, I was horrified by the Christchurch mosque shootings on 15 March. This is my response, using an existing prayer rug I had owned for over 40 years.Tapestry Weaving: Design and Technique04 August 2011Tapestry Weaving has now gone into its third printing! Lots of good feedback from novice and more established tapestry weavers.WebsiteE-mailInstagramFacebookProjectStill I RiseProjectThe Thing With FeathersProjectTapestry: Changing ConceptsProjectSafe PassageProjectPrayer RugProjectTangleProjectFor Irena SendlerProjectUnmarked LivesProjectThe Moon and SixpenceProjectMiniature tapestries
15th International Triennial of Tapestry, Lodz, Poland09 May 2016This is the premiere tapestry exhibition in the world, held every three years, and participation is only by invitation. I am honoured to be sending a tapestry. The show is on 9 May to 30 October 2016.
How to make a tapestry about Islamophobia22 May 2019I wanted to respond to Islamophobia, one of the great evils of our age. Along with everyone I know, I was horrified by the Christchurch mosque shootings on 15 March. This is my response, using an existing prayer rug I had owned for over 40 years.
Tapestry Weaving: Design and Technique04 August 2011Tapestry Weaving has now gone into its third printing! Lots of good feedback from novice and more established tapestry weavers.
15th International Triennial of Tapestry, Lodz, Poland09 May 2016This is the premiere tapestry exhibition in the world, held every three years, and participation is only by invitation. I am honoured to be sending a tapestry. The show is on 9 May to 30 October 2016.
How to make a tapestry about Islamophobia22 May 2019I wanted to respond to Islamophobia, one of the great evils of our age. Along with everyone I know, I was horrified by the Christchurch mosque shootings on 15 March. This is my response, using an existing prayer rug I had owned for over 40 years.
Tapestry Weaving: Design and Technique04 August 2011Tapestry Weaving has now gone into its third printing! Lots of good feedback from novice and more established tapestry weavers.