Carol Little

1949–2015, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Carol Little was one of the many former Alberta College of Art students to join Douglas Motter and Associates’ custom weaving business in Calgary, honing her skills from 1973 to 1978, before founding her own studio.

She continued to weave throughout the 1980s, focusing mainly on works for exhibition and commission. She later went on to found Handspirits, a cooperative gallery in 1987, shifting her practice to focus more on batik and painted silks. Furrow was woven during Little’s tenure with Motter and Associates and bears the company label on the reverse. The subtle bands of ikat and sculptural presentation recall prairie agricultural landscapes. Place was a recuring source of inspiration for Little.