Joan Lansberry
@joanlansberry.bsky.social
Artist who mainly does ancient Egyptian themes (currently doing fiber art tapestries), Star Trek fan, classical music fan (except for the dissonant stuff. Really, a lot of interests!
The books I've read and listened to in the past year. Titles in the comment section
November 8, 2025 at 8:53 PM
The books I've read and listened to in the past year. Titles in the comment section
All that remains are the top and bottom hemming!
October 2, 2025 at 2:54 PM
All that remains are the top and bottom hemming!
I've made great progress on the mandala tapestry!
September 26, 2025 at 8:52 PM
I've made great progress on the mandala tapestry!
Mandala progress! You can see how the border will be!
September 3, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Mandala progress! You can see how the border will be!
My mandala is ready to come off of the hoop and get the rest of the background and hems done!
August 28, 2025 at 1:32 AM
My mandala is ready to come off of the hoop and get the rest of the background and hems done!
The mandala itself is done, and now only the background remains.
The idea is to make it visually fit within a square format.
The idea is to make it visually fit within a square format.
August 3, 2025 at 3:21 PM
The mandala itself is done, and now only the background remains.
The idea is to make it visually fit within a square format.
The idea is to make it visually fit within a square format.
I've made good progress on my stained glass mandala!
July 25, 2025 at 7:31 PM
I've made good progress on my stained glass mandala!
More progress on my mandala tapestry! (Eventually I'll fill in the 'smile' on the center flower.)
July 18, 2025 at 7:15 PM
More progress on my mandala tapestry! (Eventually I'll fill in the 'smile' on the center flower.)
Mandala progress!
July 5, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Mandala progress!
Mandala progress! Perhaps I will finish the center flower first, as it's the nearest to being done.
June 23, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Mandala progress! Perhaps I will finish the center flower first, as it's the nearest to being done.
New project is well underway! This is based on a colored pencil mandala I did in 2011. Since this photo, I've finished the limning, gotten it on the hoop and begun the black outlining.
June 6, 2025 at 10:21 PM
New project is well underway! This is based on a colored pencil mandala I did in 2011. Since this photo, I've finished the limning, gotten it on the hoop and begun the black outlining.
She's on the wall. (The smaller hook had been there previously, and I didn't have a matching hook. Too impatient to wait until I could obtain a similar one.)
May 31, 2025 at 4:28 PM
She's on the wall. (The smaller hook had been there previously, and I didn't have a matching hook. Too impatient to wait until I could obtain a similar one.)
My small Hathor tapestry is nearly done! (My own design, I've done variations on this design through the years, beginning with a colored pencil drawing based on a scene in KV56.)
May 30, 2025 at 3:22 PM
My small Hathor tapestry is nearly done! (My own design, I've done variations on this design through the years, beginning with a colored pencil drawing based on a scene in KV56.)
Progress on my latest tapestry of Hathor (I've given her a full collar (doesn't show in the little square crop):
May 20, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Progress on my latest tapestry of Hathor (I've given her a full collar (doesn't show in the little square crop):
Progress on the latest tapestry of Hathor:
May 11, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Progress on the latest tapestry of Hathor:
I've finally finished the huge winged Ma'at tapestry! Julia is holding it.
Perhaps there's a flatbed scanner in town large enough to scan it nice and flat? I will ask around? Even if they have to scan it in sections, I could piece them together in photoshop, having done that on a smaller scale.
Perhaps there's a flatbed scanner in town large enough to scan it nice and flat? I will ask around? Even if they have to scan it in sections, I could piece them together in photoshop, having done that on a smaller scale.
April 27, 2025 at 2:58 AM
I've finally finished the huge winged Ma'at tapestry! Julia is holding it.
Perhaps there's a flatbed scanner in town large enough to scan it nice and flat? I will ask around? Even if they have to scan it in sections, I could piece them together in photoshop, having done that on a smaller scale.
Perhaps there's a flatbed scanner in town large enough to scan it nice and flat? I will ask around? Even if they have to scan it in sections, I could piece them together in photoshop, having done that on a smaller scale.
I'm aiming to have my 28 inch wide tapestry done in April! (Six inch (15cm) ruler there to show size of remaining area)
March 31, 2025 at 4:18 PM
I'm aiming to have my 28 inch wide tapestry done in April! (Six inch (15cm) ruler there to show size of remaining area)
I'm making slow but good progress on my huge (28inches huge) tapestry of winged Ma'at:
March 8, 2025 at 1:59 AM
I'm making slow but good progress on my huge (28inches huge) tapestry of winged Ma'at:
I haven't had a photo taken of me in ages.... a wattle has appeared since the last time!
February 15, 2025 at 4:55 AM
I haven't had a photo taken of me in ages.... a wattle has appeared since the last time!
The tenth ankh in the series done and up on the wall, next to the painting that inspired it:
February 15, 2025 at 4:52 AM
The tenth ankh in the series done and up on the wall, next to the painting that inspired it:
The tenth in my ankh series is nearly complete, except for the hemming at top and bottom! (To me, the orange is less red and the blue darker and a tad greener in person.)
February 13, 2025 at 4:39 PM
The tenth in my ankh series is nearly complete, except for the hemming at top and bottom! (To me, the orange is less red and the blue darker and a tad greener in person.)
Hello! This is my latest finished art piece. There's something about doing these ankhs that's quite relaxing. (I've done nine of this design and another is in process.)
February 4, 2025 at 5:00 AM
Hello! This is my latest finished art piece. There's something about doing these ankhs that's quite relaxing. (I've done nine of this design and another is in process.)