Abigail Ahlberg
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Abigail is a weaver and craftsperson. After attending a two-year handweaving program in North Carolina, she returned home to the lakes and forests of the upper Midwest, from which she draws her artistic inspiration.
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To Weave a Life
The first time I walked into a weaving studio, I knew that this craft would be my calling. Around me, beautiful floor looms made of wood and cast iron click-clacked as students threw shuttles across the warp threads, transforming them into cloth. In the back room, row upon row of shelves held brightly colored yarns. On that first day, I stood in those shelves for a long while, to be quiet and hidden, so that I could absorb the intensity of the moment. I became still and went inward, to be present to the expansiveness of what I was feeling. Even at the very beginning, I knew that weaving was what I wanted to do with my life. In the years since that day, my captivation with weaving and textiles has only grown. Perhaps it is a validation of the surety I felt on that first encounter. It is truly my passion, but I find that “happiness” is too flat a word to describe the impact that weaving has upon my life.
By Abigail Ahlberg5 years ago in Humans
