‘Slow Time with a Butterfly’ refers to the slow, detailed practice of tapestry weaving. The technique uses “butterflies” or bobbins of coloured yarns woven through a cotton or linen warp to create the image of the artist’s design.

Contemporary Tapestry Artists Ireland (CTA) is a group of professional tapestry weavers working in studios all over the country who come together to collaborate and exhibit their work to give a platform to handwoven fine art tapestry and raise the profile of this textile medium. By its nature, a solitary occupation, CTA Ireland gives its members an opportunity to connect, network and collaborate. Woven tapestry and the influence of this textile medium informs each of their work, be it in fibre, paper or collage.

There is a video from 2022 which features the work and brief interviews with some of the CTA’s members – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h9oWMgvWgIE

The exhibition is at the Pearse Museum in beautiful St Enda’s Park, Dublin 16, and runs until the 5th of November.

For more information, visit the Museum’s page – https://www.pearsemuseum.ie/exhibitions-2/