Dimensional Weaving

These images are from a small sample I did for my weaving class in preparation for our final. Because I completed a full double cloth sampler last semester, this semester I was asked to focus on dimensional weaving, or the stuffing of woven pockets during the creation of the cloth.
Double Cloth is a process in [...]

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Why Audio Tours Are Ruining Art

And other woes, etc.
Today I had the (painful) pleasure of viewing the Cezanne and Beyond exhibit at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. It’s a shame really, because the exhibit was beautifully curated, with works ranging from Ellsworth Kelly to Max Beckmann (and beyond!), displayed seamlessly in a breathtaking, open space- complete with complementary pre-recorded messages [...]

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Now on Flickr

Just a quick update as I’m between projects. You can now view my full portfolio, including non-fiber work, on my Flickr account. Click and rejoice!

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On Dialogue and Refining Ideas

After my last post, I talked out my options with a few people and decided that what was right for critique today was to leave the edges for this piece as they were, but I did decide to add the book element to my installation because I felt it was important to reference the written [...]

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Art as Choice

At this exact moment in time I am overwhelmed by choice.
There is an inherent problem in working as a fiber artist. The techniques that we use have been around for thousands of years; cultures have always woven, spun, and embroidered just about everything. And for the most part, there haven’t been a whole lot of [...]

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Spun Around: Some Yarn That’s the Last of its Kind

I have officially decided I am never spinning for fun ever again. It’s a real workout with a drop spindle, and a real headache if you’re trying to set the twist without a niddy noddy.
I find myself at odds a lot with the techniques that relate to my field of study; there are a lot [...]

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Spinning Progress

I decided to pick up my merino wool again- this time with some real conviction! Much like knitting, I don’t find spinning to be a very interesting or satisfying a process, but the results are probably worth it. I plan on using whatever yarn I spin to revist some small “tapestry” panels I started months [...]

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Picture Frame Loom

I have studied for hours memorizing everything from Paul Cezanne’s Five Bathers (1885) to Moholy-Nagy’s Light-Space Modulator (1930), I made a giant (giant!) piece of cloth, and sent in my HGA scholarship with days to spare!- it sounds like time for Spring Break! A well deserved rest, for sure, but there are a few little [...]

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For Listening/ Reading

Astronautalis, Carl Sandburg, Margaret Atwood, Sappho
I’ve decided that I’m going to let these fine folks help guide the creation of my final project for poetry. It will be excellent, I can already tell.

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Uncounted Moments

This is the final piece (or rather, a piece of the piece) for my color blog project. Now that it’s off the loom, it measures approximately 90″x30″ (so, around 2.5 yards in length). The warp was hand painted, and the weft is made of mostly found color and natural fibers, from cotton to bamboo, and some dyed [...]

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