Birds in a Tree

Wild doves in a teal flowering canopy against a warm terracotta sky of a southern evening. 

Valery and Vitaly Liba have been weaving together for more than twenty-five years. Born on the White Sea and raised on the Black Sea coast, they draw their palette from the southern landscape: feather-grass steppes, acacia gardens, and the shifting light of the sea. Each piece begins with months of drawings before a single thread is chosen.

The tapestry is woven on a Jacquard loom, a nineteenth-century invention programmed with punch cards and considered a direct ancestor of the modern computer.

Size: 63 × 80 inches

Material: 50% cotton, 50% polyester