Artist Bonnie Schultz Platzer turned to weaving after being impressed and intrigued by the textiles in West Africa.  In the adult education programs at the New School and at Parsons School of Design, she studied spinning, dyeing and Gobelin tapestry weaving.

Gobelin tapestries flourished in 17th century France.  The technique allows for intricate designs that have a painterly feel.  Plazter has almost 100 different colored yarns that she uses as a palette to create depth and dimension in her detailed hand woven tapestries.