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TOM BOWKER
Thomas-Carole Bowker Fine Art Studio
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My two and three dimensional works
are done in a direct fashion and rarely make use of a maquette or preliminary drawings. I have always enjoyed working with a broad assortment of materials and textures, many of which are vintage fibers and found objects. My pieces are representational and embody the nature of the material fully. thomas-carolebowkerfineart 
“Provider”
Fiber, Metal, Wood
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“Fledgling”
Fiber, Metal, Wood
“Pecking Fledgling”
Fiber, Metal, Wood
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“Guardian”
Fiber, Metal, Wood
“Calculating Coyote”
Fiber, Metal, Wood”
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ILSE BOLLE
Fiber Constructions
Growing up in rural Germany, I developed a special bond with nature. I loved creating with seedpods, tree bark, twigs, vines and grasses and, to this day, still gather most of the materials that I incorporate in my work.
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JENNIFER DAY
thread stories
Tengo Hambre
FORCED TO FLEE
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Tengo Hambre to be exhibited at the following:
Ruth Funk Center for Textile Arts at Florida Institute of Technology Melbourne, Florida: May 25 – August 24, 2019.
Daura Gallery at the University of Lynchburg, Lynchburg, Virginia: August 24, 2020 - October 9, 2020
Mills Station Arts & Culture Center, Rancho Cordova, California: January 1, 2021 - January 31, 2021
The Historical & Cultural Society of Clay County, Moorhead, Minnesota, June – October 2021 Pauly Friedman Art Gallery at Misericordia University in Dallas, Pennsylvania: March 25, 2021 - June 6, 2021
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Flax Fiber and Sashiko Stitching
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Handmade Paper, Flax Fiber, Tea Stained Parchment, Sashiko, Cricula Cocoons
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I enjoy merging my interests in photography and quilting. My technique – Thread Stories – is a process based on printing my photographs on fabric and creating a realistic representation of the subject in thread. I am a street photographer. My travels to remote villages in third world countries, gathering images of individuals involved in the routine of their daily lives, and documenting people on the streets of a busy cosmopolitan city have allowed me to create a fabulous collection of images that are the basis of my fiber art. My technique is a process based on printing my photographs on fabric and creating a realistic representation of the subject in thread using free form embroidery, quilting, appliqué and trapunto.
The finished works range between one and three million stitches.
The finished works range between one and three million stitches.
MOLLY ELKIND
Tapestry Weaver
Molly Elkind : Talking Textiles (Blog)
Falling
tapestry (c) Molly Elkind 2019
cotton, wool, linen 10" x 24"
tapestry (c) Molly Elkind 2019
cotton, wool, linen 10" x 24"
I use simple mechanical looms to make contemporary fiber artworks.
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TAPESTRIES, TEXTILES, MIXED MEDIA Fiber artist Molly Elkind’s recent work explores the expressive potential of handwoven tapestry. In pieces for the wall, Molly uses the ancient, painstaking structure of weft-faced weaving to construct image and cloth simultaneously. Recent work investigates the expressive potential of both traditional tapestry technique and approaches based on mixed media collage. Molly’s work has always been characterized by a commitment to slow, contemplative, even obsessive, processes. www.mollyelkind.com Facebook Instagram |
My current work is inspired by the colors, forms and phenomena of the New Mexico high desert where I live. I also teach fiber art techniques and art and design principles. Molly maintains her studio in Santa Fe, New Mexico and travels nationwide to teach. ************* For insightful news, reviews, and more... Visit Molly Elkind's Blog thinking out loud : weaving, ideas, art & craft mollyelkindtalkingtextiles.blogspot.com |
BARBARA HOLLOWAY
Fine Handweaving
Galisteo
I Iove to weave. I am a handweaver of artwear, living and working in the high desert plateau country of Galisteo, New Mexico.
I weave primarily with rayon chenille and cotton yarns occasionally adding other luxurious fiber accents.
Additionally, I weave an animal fiber look alike fabric. On my standard rayon chenille and cotton warp,
I weave with a micro fiber yarn, called Cloud.
These are garments crafted to suit a wide range of environments. Choose a current garment design pattern.
Then choose your favorite handwoven fabric from the samples shown on my website.
I'm always thinking about the next great piece!
I weave primarily with rayon chenille and cotton yarns occasionally adding other luxurious fiber accents.
Additionally, I weave an animal fiber look alike fabric. On my standard rayon chenille and cotton warp,
I weave with a micro fiber yarn, called Cloud.
These are garments crafted to suit a wide range of environments. Choose a current garment design pattern.
Then choose your favorite handwoven fabric from the samples shown on my website.
I'm always thinking about the next great piece!
JACQUELINE MALLEGNI
PAPER RAIN STUDIO
cocoon
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prayers for water
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sense of place
new moon story
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nautilus
journey home
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broken eggs
meeting pool
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My artwork is inspired by mother-nature's 'installations' formed by water, wind, light and dark. Patterns in nature, textures and seasonal changes have always played an important role in my art practice. Discipline, the internal wisdom transformed into sculpture and Japanese aesthetics of “Wabi-Sabi” (beauty that is imperfect, impermanent, and incomplete) assist in my focus
on the concept of 'the spaces between' as I explore the perception of a landscape. What is it we, as humans, choose to see.
The spaces between us and them, inside/outside. The space between contemplation and chaos.
The sculpture I create are small installations made with rattan, foraged natural materials, Japanese style handmade paper,
cast flax and silk fiber, sometimes embellished with mono-prints infused with indigo and sumi ink.
The intention is to evoke a sense of place and one’s relationship to that place.
on the concept of 'the spaces between' as I explore the perception of a landscape. What is it we, as humans, choose to see.
The spaces between us and them, inside/outside. The space between contemplation and chaos.
The sculpture I create are small installations made with rattan, foraged natural materials, Japanese style handmade paper,
cast flax and silk fiber, sometimes embellished with mono-prints infused with indigo and sumi ink.
The intention is to evoke a sense of place and one’s relationship to that place.
SARA MILLER
Sew Inspired
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Sara Miller Contemporary |
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Sara’s career as an artist began at a very young age through her love of sewing. She was always creating and sewing as a child,
and was able to pursue a full-time career as an artist, fiber artist and art quilter in 2001. Sara developed the Sew Inspired Design System, a quilting template system for art quilters that she has marketed worldwide since 2003. In the process of creating her art quilts and wearable art, she began painting fabric which has led to her newest passion for painting and creating unique art using, fabric, fibers, paints & her sewing machine. Sara moved to Santa Fe, NM in 2017 where she opened her gallery & studio.
www.sewinspired.com
and was able to pursue a full-time career as an artist, fiber artist and art quilter in 2001. Sara developed the Sew Inspired Design System, a quilting template system for art quilters that she has marketed worldwide since 2003. In the process of creating her art quilts and wearable art, she began painting fabric which has led to her newest passion for painting and creating unique art using, fabric, fibers, paints & her sewing machine. Sara moved to Santa Fe, NM in 2017 where she opened her gallery & studio.
www.sewinspired.com
SIGNE STUART
GOLDEN TEXT
Acrylic/Graphite/ Sewn Paper - 8.75" X 19" 
GOLDEN TEXT
Acrylic/Graphite/ Sewn Paper - 8.75" X 19" |
CANYONCITO
Acrylic/Paper - 21" x 41.5" 
ARROYO
Acrylic/Paper - 27" 48" |
FALLS
Acylic/Sewn Canvas - 12" x 80" |
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Observations and questions about mysteries of the universe, life and consciousness are sources of visual ideas for my paintings
and constructions. Making these works is an ongoing process of negotiation and experimentation between ideas and materials.
I want my artworks to resonate with viewers and move them toward seeing this is that:
everything as a consequence of endless shape-shifting, combining and recombining.
www.signestuart.net
KAREN WATERS
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Wool felt is the oldest known textile and was probably created in its earliest days using wool and water, then rubbing and rolling, and finally thrown onto a hard surface to help it shrink and tighten.
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My handmade felt is created much the same way, although I use a few modern tools to speed up the felting process.
Sheeps wool, rainwater, and olive oil soap are my core ingredients, while often adding other fibers for design or strength. All of my work is made using ethically sourced wool, and eco-friendly dyes. karenwatersart.com |
ALICE WATTERSON
Flying High Studio
"The winds of grace are blowing all the time. You have only to raise your sail." —Sri Ramakrishna
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I inhabit a true live/work environment....a detached weaving studio, a garage woodworking shop,
and a fabric room where I ultimately construct my figures, birds and botanicals.
From woven yardage and colorful felt, birds fly and figures contemplate a life,
all profusely embellished and finely crafted.
Welcome to my world!
Visit Alice at The Scottsdale Arts Festival, March 8-10, 2019
alicewatterson.com
and a fabric room where I ultimately construct my figures, birds and botanicals.
From woven yardage and colorful felt, birds fly and figures contemplate a life,
all profusely embellished and finely crafted.
Welcome to my world!
Visit Alice at The Scottsdale Arts Festival, March 8-10, 2019
alicewatterson.com
DAYNA FISK - WILLIAMS
Fringe Weaving@
7 Arts Gallery
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My weavings are two strikingly different styles. I create New Mexico Rio Grande rugs and Japanese Saori style textiles and
both are a direct result of living in two very special places. First, I learned the art of weaving Rio Grande rugs at the
traditional Tierra Wools weaving center just down the road from our home, nestled in the beautiful Chama Valley.
I use local, hand-dyed Churro wool and original style walking looms to create my rugs and wall hangings. My designs are
often colorful and contemporary, but the Rio Grande style is carried through. The fabric I weave is Japanese Saori style,
merged with traditional sakiori weaving from Japan. While living in Japan I was drawn to the eye-catching textiles.
Their stunning use of color and subtle, yet complex designs are reflected in my woven fabric. I design and make simple,
unique garments that are often based on the principles of origami.
All a result of living in this mysterious land.
zhibit.org/soulfulweaving
Visit Dayna Fisk-Williams' Listing on the New Mexico Artist Directory
both are a direct result of living in two very special places. First, I learned the art of weaving Rio Grande rugs at the
traditional Tierra Wools weaving center just down the road from our home, nestled in the beautiful Chama Valley.
I use local, hand-dyed Churro wool and original style walking looms to create my rugs and wall hangings. My designs are
often colorful and contemporary, but the Rio Grande style is carried through. The fabric I weave is Japanese Saori style,
merged with traditional sakiori weaving from Japan. While living in Japan I was drawn to the eye-catching textiles.
Their stunning use of color and subtle, yet complex designs are reflected in my woven fabric. I design and make simple,
unique garments that are often based on the principles of origami.
All a result of living in this mysterious land.
zhibit.org/soulfulweaving
Visit Dayna Fisk-Williams' Listing on the New Mexico Artist Directory
