Shaped tapestries, also referred to as non-rectangular tapestries, use weaving structures that manipulate the warp and weft into three-dimensional forms. In 1989, Susan Barrett Merrill used these techniques to create the Zati Mask. This class will explore the meaning of Zati, and weave a mask that, in Merrill's words, " manifests a concrete form of some part of yourself that would like to speak to you." This particular example of shaped tapestry, while potentially delving into the depths of the weaver's creative psyche, is also just plain fun.