#241, If the Stars Didn't Shine on the Water

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In her weavings, Janice Lessman-Moss combines many different processes and concepts. She uses computer software to design patterns that are fed into digital looms, which help to raise and lower the necessary threads as she works. Despite this technological assistance, the creation of weavings like this one is still laborious and repetitive, and it relies on natural materials. As she weaves, the artist is frequently reminded of her love of walking, with threads slowly accumulating like steps to cover a distance. In #241, If the Stars Didn’t Shine on the Water, she also painted black lines onto the first set of threads stretched on the loom, adding another layer and a suggestion of ripples on the surface of water. When her materials, techniques, and inspirations all come together, Lessman-Moss finds the results unexpected yet gratifying.