Weaving with Words

Program by Scott Norris

Program Overview

About the Artist

Although originally trained as a composer, with graduate degrees from Columbia and Brandeis Universities, Scott Norris has spent more than thirty years dyeing and weaving linen in his studio in Florence, Massachusetts. He has received Best In Show honors from the New England Weavers Seminar, and has published profiles, essays, and reviews in publications that include Handwoven (“Good Enough to Eat: Color Blending with Huck Lace,” March/April 2000; “Color and Pattern in Overshot,” March/April 2011; A Winter Scarf in Dornik Twill,” Handwoven Design Collection #19), American Craft, Ceramics Art and Perception, and Ceramics Monthly. He is an experienced teacher of beginner, intermediate, and advanced weavers, and a frequent guest lecturer and workshop leader for weaving guilds throughout New England and upstate New York. He has taught at the John C. Campbell Folk School, the Adirondack Folk School, Snow Farm – The New England Craft Program, the Hartford Artisans Weaving Center, and other educational centers. In recent years, his output has evolved from the production of functional household items such as tablecloths, dishtowels, and bath towels to the development of panels and smaller pieces decorated with laid-in words and images that tell a story of a fictional 19th century weaver, his family, and his community, as featured in “Really weaving a story,” ​​the Daily Hampshire Gazette, Northampton MA, December 7, 2023.

Scott’s new book is now available.

Artist’s website: elamswidow.com

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