I am a mixed media fiber artist combining mono printing, collage, hand-dyed shibori silks, felting, embroidery and hand stitching to create my original abstract fiber art paintings.
| Artist Statement
Fiber and textiles have always been a major part of my creative process. I graduated with an Art degree from Emmanuel College in Boston, where I studied weaving and textile design.
Enthralled with creativity and its innate capacity to foster self-awareness and insight, I continued my studies at Lesley University in Boston and graduated with a master’s degree in Expressive Arts Therapy.
Over the years, I wanted to expand beyond the confines of a loom and began experimenting with a resist dyeing technique known as shibori. I perfected this dyeing technique creating vibrant patterns and visual textures and
applied it to various types of silk clothing and accessories.
In 2006, I developed an interest in felting and by chance, learned to apply a specialized nuno-felting technique to my shibori silk fabrics. At present, I combine mono printing, collage, hand-dyed shibori silks, felting, free-style machine embroidery and hand stitching to create my original fiber art paintings.
I am influenced by geometric patterns, textures and linear lines commonly found in nature. The splendor of nature has always lifted my heart and continues to be a major source of inspiration for my art. I try to convey the fundamentals of nature that are
familiar to us all. I’m intrigued by what’s below the surface and interested in building layers of textures, patterns and colors that “paint” a landscape. I am especially interested in how these elements interplay and connect together.
I love combining the lightness and luminosity of silk with the warmth and texture of wool. When combined together, silk and wool have a natural organic mesmerizing effect. I am fascinated with the felting process and love the imperfections and unpredictable outcomes that result when combined with other fiber mediums. They have enabled me to experience and maintain a creative renaissance as an artist.
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| Artist Statement
Fiber and textiles have always been a major part of my creative process. I graduated with an Art degree from Emmanuel College in Boston, where I studied weaving and textile design.
Enthralled with creativity and its innate capacity to foster self-awareness and insight, I continued my studies at Lesley University in Boston and graduated with a master’s degree in Expressive Arts Therapy.
Over the years, I wanted to expand beyond the confines of a loom and began experimenting with a resist dyeing technique known as shibori. I perfected this dyeing technique creating vibrant patterns and visual textures and applied it to various types of silk clothing and accessories.
In 2006, I developed an interest in felting and by chance, learned to apply a specialized nuno-felting technique to my shibori silk fabrics. At present, I combine mono printing, collage, hand-dyed shibori silks, felting, free-style machine embroidery and hand stitching to create my original fiber art paintings.
I am influenced by geometric patterns, textures and linear lines commonly found in nature. The splendor of nature has always lifted my heart and continues to be a major source of inspiration for my art. I try to convey the fundamentals of nature that are familiar to us all. I’m intrigued by what’s below the surface and interested in building layers of textures, patterns and colors that “paint” a landscape. I am especially interested in how these elements interplay and connect together.
I love combining the lightness and luminosity of silk with the warmth and texture of wool. When combined together, silk and wool have a natural organic mesmerizing effect. I am fascinated with the felting process and love the imperfections and unpredictable outcomes that result when combined with other fiber mediums. They have enabled me to experience and maintain a creative renaissance as an artist.
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| Technical Description
To create my artwork, I begin by recording my inspirations through photography and then doing small drawings in oil pastels from these photos. Some of the drawings I will toss or put aside. The ones that grab my attention I reinterpret into larger abstract landscapes through a wet nuno-felting process.
In this process, I lay down the wool, misc. fibers and my shibori dyed silk fabric pieces the same way a painter lays down paint. Sometimes I include free-style machine embroidery that I place on top of the wool fibers. Once the image has been layed out, the fibers are wetted down,
softened with soapy water and stimulated through movement and friction to felt together. My felted paintings are then embellished and stitched to add further detail and texture.
I also reinterpret my photos through a gelatin mono printmaking process instead of drawing. I use this medium to encourage quick spontaneity. I then embellish these prints with felt pieces and shibori hand-dyed silks I have made. These mixed media paintings are then hand stitched and machine free-style embroidered.
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| Technical Description
To create my artwork, I begin by recording my inspirations through photography and then doing small drawings in oil pastels from these photos. Some of the drawings I will toss or put aside. The ones that grab my attention I reinterpret into larger abstract landscapes through a wet nuno-felting process.
In this process, I lay down the wool, misc. fibers and my shibori dyed silk fabric pieces the same way a painter lays down paint. Sometimes I include free-style machine embroidery that I place on top of the wool fibers. Once the image has been layed out, the fibers are wetted down, softened with soapy water and stimulated through movement and friction to felt together. My felted paintings are then embellished and stitched to add further detail and texture.
I also reinterpret my photos through a gelatin mono printmaking process instead of drawing. I use this medium to encourage quick spontaneity. I then embellish these prints with felt pieces and shibori hand-dyed silks I have made. These mixed media paintings are then hand stitched and machine free-style embroidered.