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CONTEMPORARY

TEXTILE ART

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SEP/OCT 2010

Humor inHand

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WittyEmbroideries

Whimsical

Wearables

Stitched

Snapshots

TactileText Art


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SEP |OCT 2010VOLUME 37 NUMBER 2

38|HUMOR IS ESSENTIALby Kate McGraw

Cindy Hickoks meticulously machine-stitched art attracts

collectors and awards with its classical references and ever-present humor.

40|DREAMING ALLOWEDby Sabrina Gschwandtner

The exhilarating textile installations of internationally

celebrated artist Ernesto Neto are filled with magical spacesdesigned for interaction and play.

44|TEMPERED TEXTILESby Kathleen Whitney

Janice Jakielskis lavish objects humorously explore notionsof sensory perception and human connection.

46|DEDUCTION, SPECULATION, AND FANTASYby Gordon McConnell

The found-photographic works of Jane Waggoner Deschnerare thoughtfully embroidered with words of wisdom and wit.

ON THE COVER:Cindy Hickok,Steeped in Art, 2009; cotton

fabric, recycled teapot; construction techniques; 7" x 8" x 5".

Hickoks work is featured on page 38. Courtesy of Jane Sauer

Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico. Photo: Rick Wells. PAGE 46:

Jane Waggoner Deschner,t-shirt, mothers&sons (detail),

2009; found photos, embroidery thread; handstitched; 25" x

20" x 1". PAGE 44:Janice Jakielski,The Informer, 2010; por-celain, silk, cardboard; machine- and handstitched, carved,

folded, ruffled; 18" x 48" x 12". Photo by the artist.PAGE 40:

Ernesto Neto,Anthropodino (detail), 2009; polyamide stretch

fabric, plywood, spices (clove, black pepper, red pepper,

cumin, ginger, turmeric), sand, black gravel, river stones, lav-

ender flowers, chamomile flowers, rice, plastic balls, glass

beads, polypropylene string, Styrofoam beads, polyurethane

foam; overall area of floor elements: 27' x 122' x 82'; canopy

dimensions: 192' x 122'. Courtesy of Park Avenue Armory,

New York. Installation photographed at the Park Avenue

Armory, New York, 2009. Photo: James Ewing. Courtesy of the

artist; Tanya Bonakdar Gallery, New York; and Galeria Fortes

Vilaa, So Paulo, Brazil.

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Fiberarts(ISSN 0164-324X) is published January/February, April/May, Summer, September/October, and November/December byInterweave Press LLC, 201 E. Fourth St., Loveland, CO 80537-5655, (970) 669-7672. USPS # 0324-330. Periodicals postage paid atLoveland, CO 80538 and additional mailing offices. All contents of this issue of Fiberartsare copyrighted by Interweave Press LLC, 2010.All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or in part is prohibited, except by permission of the publisher. Subscription rate is $31.95/yearin the U.S., $35.95/year in Canada, and $38.95/year in foreign countries, surface delivery; U.S. funds only. Printed in the U.S.A.Fiberartsdoes not recommend, approve, or endorse any of the advertisers, products, services, or views advertised in Fiberarts. Nor doesFiberarts evaluate the advertisers claims in any way. You should, therefore, use your own judgment in evaluating the advertisers, products,services, and views advertised in Fiberarts.POSTMASTER:Please send address changes to Fiberarts, PO Box 469125, Escondido, CA 92046-9125.SUBSCRIBERS:Please allow six weeks for processing address changes. Your customer number on the address label is your key to the bestservice possible. Please include it with all correspondence to avoid delays or errors.CONTACT US:For subscription information, call (800) 875-6208 or (760) 291-1531, or visit the website at fiberarts.com.For advertising information, call Leanne Pressly at (719) 539-3110, or e-mail [email protected] sales information, call (800) 272-2193, or e-mail [email protected] editorial inquiries, call (970) 669-7672, fax (970) 669-6117, or e-mail [email protected] the Fiberartswebsite atfiberarts.com.

Fourth Street 4

Letters 6

Contributors 6

Commentary 8

News & Notes 10

Previews 18

Books 28

Exhibition Catalogs 54

Current & Coming 58

Competitions & Opportunities 65

Advertisers Index 66

Materials Guide 68

Resources 70

Classifieds 71

Bazaar 71

Departments20|Creative ProcessGoing Local with Fibers | Knitting Together a Superhero Story |

Handmade Paper Imposters

26|CollectingThe Kamm Teapot Collection

30|Practical MattersCrafting Your Online Presence

32|ProfilesKarina Bergmans | Zo Sheehan Saldaa

36|SamplingA Showcase of Fanciful Figures

50|ReviewsFiberart International 2010 | Taking Time: Craft and the Slow Revolution

56|Travel & TraditionsThe Urban Fabric of Beijing

72|CurtainsMaggy Rozycki Hiltner: Double Take

A free pattern to knit or crochet your own superhero mask!

More fiber farm resources

More fiber teapots from the Kamm Teapot Collection

More work from our Sampling artists

More witty embroideries from Cindy Hickok More wearable art from the residency of Janice Jakielski

Updated exhibitions and competitions listings

ON THE WEB

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ABOVE: Katherine Webb, Everyday (detail), 2009; hand-dyed

linen, cotton embroidery floss; hand-embroidered; 60" x 55". This

work is included in Fiberart International 2010 in Pittsburgh. Photoby the artist.

EDITORIALEDITORIAL DIRECTORPatricia Bolton

EDITOR Marci Rae McDade

SENIOR EDITOR Liz Good

LISTINGS EDITORBobbie Irwin

EDITORIAL INTERNSMollie Baker, Sarah Laird

CONTRIBUTING EDITOR

Tom Lundberg

COPY EDITORS Katie Banks,Helen Mules

CREATIVE SERVICESDESIGNER Jason Reid

PRODUCTION DIRECTORTrish Faubion

SENIOR PRODUCTION

COORDINATORMarc McCoy Owens

PRODUCTION EDITORNancy Arndt

PUBLISHING

PUBLISHER John P. Bolton

MEDIA SALES DIRECTORJulie Macdonald

ADVERTISING MANAGERLeanne Pressly

AD TRAFFICKERMelissa Marie Brown

MARKETING MANAGERAlexandra Latimer

CIRCULATION DIRECTORBob Kaslik

CIRCULATION MANAGERNancy Silfven

BUSINESS MANAGER,

FIBER DIVISIONDawn Stewart

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CONTEMPORARY

TEXTILE ART

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NOV/DEC 2010

TheCutting

Edge

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MexicanEmbroideryGets Political

Sloppy CraftA New Aesthetic

6th AnnualStudent Showcase

3-D Animation MeetsJacquard Weaving


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NOV|DEC 2010VOLUME 37 NUMBER 3

32|THREE DIMENSIONS IN FIBERby Claudia Herbst-Tait

Digital arts professor Claudia Herbst-Tait makes the cerebraltangible through a series of gestural Jacquard weavings thatbegin as three-dimensional computer animations.

36|MANUFACTURING INTERVENTIONSby Gabriel Craig

The recent soft sculptures of Margarita Cabrera, madecollaboratively with immigrant textile workers, areembroidered with poignant personal narratives and potentpolitical commentary.

38|SLOPPY CRAFTby Elissa Auther, Susan Kunimatsu, and Mung Lar Lam

A new aesthetic called sloppy craft has emerged in the fieldof contemporary fiber art. In this feature article, we take acloser look at the historical roots of this controversialmovement and meet two of its most active proponents.

42|AURA QUILTSby Sabrina Gschwandtner

Anna Von Mertens creates vibrant hand-dyed andhandstitched art quilts based on the auras of famouspaintings.

44|2010 STUDENT SHOWCASEOur sixth annual student showcase features work beingproduced in colleges and universities both in the UnitedStates and internationally.

ON THE COVER:Margarita Cabrera, Candelaria Cabrera:

Nopal (detail), 2010; repurposed border patrol uniforms,

thread, copper wire, foam, terra cotta-pot; hand-embroidered;

41" x 59" x 34". Made collaboratively with Margarita Cabrera

and partly commissioned by the Ballroom Marfa, Marfa,Texas, 2010. Photo: Fredrik Nilsen. PAGE 42: Anna Von

Mertens, Madame Xs aura, after John Singer Sargent (detail),

2009; cotton, cotton batting; hand-dyed, handstitched; 83" x

43". Courtesy of Elizabeth Leach Gallery, Portland, Oregon.

Photo: Don Tuttle Photography. PAGE 38: Josh Faught, Triage

(detail), 2009; hemp, nail polish, spray paint, indigo, logwood,

toilet paper, greeting cards, pins, books, plaster, yarn, hand-

made wooden sign, denim, gloves; 80" x 120". Courtesy of the

artist and Lisa Cooley Fine Art, New York. PAGE 44: Kanako

Namura, Untitled (mark-making through folding) (detail),2009;

fiber-reactive dye; shibori resist on cotton sateen; 27" x 29".

MFA Textiles, San Francisco State University, San Francisco,

California. Photo: Kim Snyder.

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Fiberarts(ISSN 0164-324X) is published January/February, April/May, Summer, September/October, and November/December byInterweave Press LLC, 201 E. Fourth St., Loveland, CO 80537-5655, (970) 669-7672. USPS # 0324-330. Periodicals postage paid atLoveland, CO 80538 and additional mailing offices. All contents of this issue of Fiberartsare copyrighted by Interweave Press LLC, 2010.All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or in part is prohibited, except by permission of the publisher. Subscription rate is $31.95/yearin the U.S., $35.95/year in Canada, and $38.95/year in foreign countries, surface delivery; U.S. funds only. Printed in the U.S.A.Fiberartsdoes not recommend, approve, or endorse any of the advertisers, products, services, or views advertised in Fiberarts. Nor doesFiberarts evaluate the advertisers claims in any way. You should, therefore, use your own judgment in evaluating the advertisers, products,services, and views advertised in Fiberarts.POSTMASTER:Please send address changes to Fiberarts, PO Box 469125, Escondido, CA 92046-9125.SUBSCRIBERS:Please allow six weeks for processing address changes. Your customer number on the address label is your key to the bestservice possible. Please include it with all correspondence to avoid delays or errors.CONTACT US:For subscription information, call (800) 875-6208 or (760) 291-1531, or visit the website at fiberarts.com.For advertising information, call Karen Crisp at (909) 939-0289, or e-mail [email protected] sales information, call (800) 272-2193, or e-mail [email protected] editorial inquiries, call (970) 669-7672, fax (970) 669-6117, or e-mail [email protected] the Fiberartswebsite atfiberarts.com.

Fourth Street 4

Letters 6

Contributors 6

Commentary 8

News & Notes 10

Previews 18

Books 26


Current & Coming 58



Classifieds 69

Resources 70

Departments20|Creative ProcessTurning Uniforms into Handmade Paper | Art Cloth | No-Rules Knitting

28|ProfilesMargot Quan Knight | Nendo

50|ReviewsThe International Triennial of Tapestry | Liz Whitney Quisgard

56|Travel & TraditionsThreads of Tradition

72|CurtainsPip Culbert: Process of Elimination

Revisit Louise Bourgeois: Stitching Salvation by Rhonda

Sonnenberg from our September/October 2006 issue

See more of Margot Quan Knights Mirror Quiltsand read

the stories behind them

See one of Claudia Herbst-Taits 3-D animations and the

Jacquard weaving that resulted from her cross-disciplinary

process

Process images from Margarita CabrerasSpace in Between

project

More work from our featured student artists Updated exhibitions and competitions listings

ON THE WEB

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ABOVE: Anne-Gry Lland (Norway),Monuments (detail), 2009;

fabric; appliqud, devor, printed; 112" x 111".This work is in-

cluded in the International Triennial of Tapestry in dz, Poland.

Image courtesy of the Central Museum of Textiles in dz, Poland.

Photo: Monique Lehman.



SENIOR EDITOR Liz Good

LISTINGS EDITORBobbie Irwin

EDITORIAL INTERNSMollie Baker, Sarah Laird

CONTRIBUTING EDITOR

Tom Lundberg

COPY EDITORS Katie Bright,Helen Mules



SENIOR PRODUCTIONCOORDINATORMarc McCoy Owens


PUBLISHING



ADVERTISING MANAGERKaren Crisp





BUSINESS MANAGER,

FIBER DIVISIONDawn Stewart

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CONTEMPORARY

TEXTILE ART

AND CRAFT

WINTER 2010/2011

Art To WearOur AnnualSpecial Issue

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Felted Festive

Jackets

Natural-DyeTechniquesfrom Australia

HandpaintedSilk Wearables

HeirloomQuilt Couture

Art-to-WearActivism


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WINTER 2010/2011VOLUME 37 NUMBER 4

34|DRESSED TO SMILEby Elizabeth Lopeman

With a nod to traditional German peasant dresses, Olga vonMoorende breaks through the mundane with wild prints andcarefully structured patterns.

36|ECLECTIC ELEGANCEby Jacqueline Ruyak

Wearable artist Starr Hagenbring turns her love of color,texture, and painting into a heady mix of beauty and fun.

40|FASHIONABLE MUTATIONSby Shannon Werle

Set apart by a penchant for do-it-yourself fashion, BerberSoepboer designs garments that blossom with each collectorsvibrant alterations.

42|CELEBRATING SUCCESSby Laurie Fagen

Driven by her passion to create unique fabrics and chic attire,Candiss Cole-Footitt continues to push the boundaries oftextile design in her timeless art-to-wear collections.

46|BOTANICAL ALCHEMISTby Sherida Warner

Australian cloth artist India Flint walks hand in hand withMother Nature, wandering the countryside in search of plantsto create sustainable garments.

ON THE COVER:Candiss Cole-Footitt (Candiss Cole

Designs),Ocean Sunrise Bay Jacket, Euro Collection, 2010;industrially needlefelted alpaca and merino wool fabric;

hand-dyed and wet-felted. Photo: John Cooper.PAGE 40:

Berber Soepboer,Colour-In Dress (detail), 2008; organic cot-

ton fabric; machine-stitched, digitally printed and colored with

textile markers. Garment design and concept by Berber

Soepboer, textile design by Michiel Schuurman. Photo by the

artist. PAGE 46:India Flint (Prophet of Bloom), Bushbaby

Dress (detail), 2010; Milkymerino fabric and silk, silk thread;

machine- and handstitched, natural-dyed with eucalyptus.

Photo by the artist. PAGE 36:Starr Hagenbring,Geometric

Nine Gore Swing Jacket, 2010;vintage and modern silk and

silk-blend fabrics; handpainted and machine-stitched. Model:

Valencia Davis. Photo: Tom McInvaille.

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Fiberarts(ISSN 0164-324X) is published quarterly by Interweave Press LLC, 201 E. Fourth St., Loveland, CO 80537-5655, (970) 669-7672. USPS # 0324-330. Periodicals postage paid at Loveland, CO 80538 and additional mailing offices. All contents of this issue ofFiberartsare copyrighted by Interweave Press LLC, 2011. All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or in part is prohibited, except bypermission of the publisher. Subscription rate is $31.95/year in the U.S., $35.95/year in Canada, and $38.95/year in foreign countries,surface delivery; U.S. funds only. Printed in the U.S.A.Fiberartsdoes not recommend, approve, or endorse any of the advertisers, products, services, or views advertised in Fiberarts. Nor doesFiberarts evaluate the advertisers claims in any way. You should, therefore, use your own judgment in evaluating the advertisers, products,services, and views advertised in Fiberarts.POSTMASTER:Please send address changes to Fiberarts, PO Box 469125, Escondido, CA 92046-9125.SUBSCRIBERS:Please allow six weeks for processing address changes. Your customer number on the address label is your key to the bestservice possible. Please include it with all correspondence to avoid delays or errors.CONTACT US:For subscription information, call (800) 875-6208 or (760) 291-1531, or visit the website at fiberarts.com.For advertising information, call Karen Crisp at (909) 939-0289, or e-mail [email protected] sales information, call (800) 272-2193, or e-mail [email protected] editorial inquiries, call (970) 669-7672, fax (970) 669-6117, or e-mail [email protected] the Fiberartswebsite atfiberarts.com.

Fourth Street 4

Letters 6

Contributors 6

Commentary 8

News & Notes 10

Previews 16

Books 32


Current & Coming 60



Classifieds 68

Resources 70

Departments18|Creative ProcessFrom the Garden Garments | Text and Transformation | Eco Colour

Heirloom Quilt Couture

26|ProfilesAngela Ellsworth | Betina Moeller | Noel Paloma-Lovinski

48|ReviewsCharles LeDray | Empowering Women | Carved Board Clamp

Resist Dyeing

54|Travel & TraditionsAntwerp, Belgium: Homegrown High Fashion | Traditional Roots,

Contemporary Style | The Guatemalan Sole of Osborn Design

72|CurtainsLisa Sorrell: The Perfect Fit

See images and read stories about Berber Soepboers new

travel-inspired Treasuring Placescollection

Revisit Made for Love, Candiss Cole-Footitts debut

Fiberartsarticle by Al Paqua from our May/June 1979 issue

Process images from the making of a one-of-a-kind hand-

woven shibori coat by Candiss Cole-Footitt


ON THE WEB

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ABOVE: Charles LeDray, Overcoat,2004; fabric, wood, metal, paint, plastic, thread; 25" x 20" x 11". Collection of Tom and Alice Tisch, New

York. Courtesy of the Institute of Contemporary Art (ICA), Boston, the artist, and Sperone Westwater, New York. Photo: Tom Powel.



EDITORIAL INTERNMollie Baker

CONTRIBUTING EDITORTom Lundberg

COPY EDITORS Katie Bright,Helen Mules





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BUSINESS MANAGER,FIBER DIVISIONDawn Stewart

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CONTEMPORARY

TEXTILE ART

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SPRING 2011

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Weaving Innovations

Fiber-Optic

Tapestry

HandwovenMoney

Yarn-as-ArtCreations

CircularWeaving

25Fiber-Friendly

Craft Schools


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SPRING 2011

30| THE VALUE OF WEAVINGby Jennifer McCabe

Mexico Citybased artist Mximo Gonzlez gives newmeaning to the term old money with his weavings madefrom foreign currency.

32| CAUGHT IN THE WEBby Faythe Levine

The intricate handwoven tapestries of emerging artist Erin M.Riley provide beautiful but arresting glimpses of a generationout of control.

34| YARN: THE ART OF TWISTby Tracy Hudson

Handspun yarn-as-art is sweeping across the Internet,gathering community and fueling a new movement. Threeleading artists sound the depths of yarns potential throughsculptural and evocative handspun works.

38| TEXTILE TWEETSby Susan Taber Avila

The collaborative art team of Nora Ligorano and MarshallReese transforms text into textile designs using handwovenfiber-optic threads and information gathered from theInternet.

40| OBJECTS OF CONSCIOUS CREATIONby Monique Lehman and Elizabeth Michel

The circular tapestries of Polish artist Wodzimierz Cyganexplore freedom and tranquility in mesmerizing wovenforms.

42| CRAFTING SUMMER ADVENTURESWhether you want to get away or stay close to home, fora week or just a day, you can develop your love for fiber artsat one of our nations fine craft schools.

ON THE COVER: Nora Ligorano and Marshall Reese, 50

Different Minds, 2010; fiber-optic threads, custom electronicsand software, live Internetfeed; handwoven; 50" x 50". Photo

by the artists. PAGE 30:Mximo Gonzlez, Weave in Progress

C870390 (detail), 2010; out-of-circulation Mexican currency;

handwoven; 118" x 17". Photo: Mara Juliana Gonzlez.

PAGE 32:Erin M. Riley, Gateway Drugs (detail), 2010; hand-

dyed wool, nylon warp; handwoven; 36" x 25". Photo by the

artist. PAGE 40:Wodzimierz Cygan, Seen From . . ., 2007;

wool, sisal, and linen; circular weaving technique; 50" x 63".

Photo: This Way Design.

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Fiberarts(ISSN 0164-324X) is published quarterly by Interweave Press LLC, 201 E. Fourth St., Loveland, CO 80537-5655, (970) 669-7672. USPS # 0324-330. Periodicals postage paid at Loveland, CO 80538 and additional mailing offices. All contents of this issue ofFiberartsare copyrighted by Interweave Press LLC, 2011. All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or in part is prohibited, except bypermission of the publisher. Subscription rate is $31.95/year in the U.S., $35.95/year in Canada, and $38.95/year in foreign countries,surface delivery; U.S. funds only. Printed in the U.S.A.Fiberartsdoes not recommend, approve, or endorse any of the advertisers, products, services, or views advertised in Fiberarts. Nor doesFiberarts evaluate the advertisers claims in any way. You should, therefore, use your own judgment in evaluating the advertisers, products,services, and views advertised in Fiberarts.POSTMASTER:Please send address changes to Fiberarts, PO Box 469125, Escondido, CA 92046-9125.SUBSCRIBERS:Please allow six weeks for processing address changes. Your customer number on the address label is your key to the bestservice possible. Please include it with all correspondence to avoid delays or errors.CONTACT US:For subscription information, call (800) 875-6208 or (760) 291-1531, or visit the website at fiberarts.com.For advertising information, call Karen Crisp at (909) 939-0289, or e-mail [email protected] sales information, call (800) 272-2193, or e-mail [email protected] editorial inquiries, call (970) 669-7672, fax (970) 669-6117, or e-mail [email protected] the Fiberartswebsite atfiberarts.com.

Fourth Street 4

Letters 6

Contributors 6

News & Notes 8

Previews 14

Books 27


Current & Coming 54


Classifieds 60


Bazaar 61

Resources 62

Departments18|Creative ProcessChambers of Silk | Easy Felted Beads | Charmed by Art Yarn Journals |

Weaving with Kudzu, Natures Abundant Gift

26|Emerging Artists ShowcaseTatyana Yanishevsky | John Paul Morabito

28|ProfilesAllyson Mitchell: A Room of Once Owned

48|ReviewsFeltUnited | Olga de Amaral | Brian Dettmer

64|CurtainsTari Kerss: Duality

More yarn-as-art creations from our feature artists

Watch a video about the making of the fiber-optic tapestry

50 Different Mindsby Nora Ligorano and Marshall Reese

Fiber-friendly craft schools list

More work from our Emerging Artists Showcase


ON THE WEB

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ABOVE: Brian Dettmer, Organized Knowledge in Story and Picture

(detail), 2010; set of vintage encyclopedias; handcut and altered;

22" x 53" x 2". Shown courtesy of the artist and SaltWorksgallery, Atlanta, Georgia.



ASSISTANT EDITORSara Hansen

EDITORIAL INTERNMollie Baker


COPY EDITORS Katie Bright,

Helen Mules, Ayleen Stellhorn





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CONTEMPORARY

TEXTILE ART

AND CRAFT

SUMMER 2011

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Needleand Thread

Textile Portraits

Art QuiltsHand Embroidery

Hooked Rugs

Inlaid Patchwork

Cross-stitch

Lace

A GreenerApproach toIndigo Dyeing

Meet the Winners

of Our 2011

Readers ChoiceStudio Contest! p. 32


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SUMMER 2011

32|STUDIOS THAT INSPIREMeet the winners of the 2011 FiberartsReaders ChoiceStudio contest! Nearly eighty avid fans entered their specialcreative spaces this year with over 1,100 readers casting votesonline to decide the favorites.

34|ICONOGRAPHY OF THE SELFby Jamie Chalmers

Photography can quickly capture a likeness with ease, butmany artists prefer taking the time and care to explore textileportraitures untapped potential.

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|A FABRICATED JOURNEY

by Eve Tobolka

A student of beliefs and cloth, Canadian artist HeatherGoodchild pulls what she loves from the past to create a fiberpractice that is both mysterious and optimistic.

42|FRAGILE BEAUTYby Bean Gilsdorf

The handstitched headlines and soft sculptures of LaurenDiCioccio invite audiences to reconsider their understandingofand personal impact ontodays complex modernworld.

44|MASTERING THE ART QUILTby Martha SielmanThis sampling of recent works by an international group ofquilt artists showcases their masterful and magical commandof light and shadow.

ON THE COVER:Luke Haynes,American Gothic (The Ameri-

can Context #3) [detail], 2010; machine-pieced and long-arm

machine-quilted; 90" x 90". Photo: Howard Tu.PAGE 38:

Heather Goodchild,The Fire and the Knife (installation view),

2009; background: handsewn inlaid felt patchwork; 3-D lamb:

rug-hooked wool felt over burlap, wire, and cotton armature;

3-D girl: handsewn inlaid felt patchwork, antique lace and fab-

ric dress, sash, human hair, cotton, wire body, leather hands

and shoes; dimensions variable. Photo: Evan Penny. PAGE 34:

Cayce Zavaglia,Aunt Lin (detail), 2009; crewel wool and

acrylic thread on linen cotton fabric; hand-embroidered;

16" x 29". Photo courtesy of Lyons Weir Gallery, New York.

PAGE 42:Lauren DiCioccio,22MAR10 (Brian Oliver) (detail),

2010; cotton muslin over the March 22, 2010, issue of theNew

York Times; hand-embroidered; 11" x 11". Photo courtesy

of the artist and Jack Fischer Gallery, San Francisco.

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Fiberarts(ISSN 0164-324X) is published quarterly by Interweave Press LLC, 201 E. Fourth St., Loveland, CO 80537-5655, (970) 669-7672. USPS # 0324-330. Periodicals postage paid at Loveland, CO 80538 and additional mailing offices. All contents of this issue ofFiberartsare copyrighted by Interweave Press LLC, 2011. All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or in part is prohibited, except bypermission of the publisher. Subscription rate is $31.95/year in the U.S., $35.95/year in Canada, and $38.95/year in foreign countries,surface delivery; U.S. funds only. Printed in the U.S.A.Fiberartsdoes not recommend, approve, or endorse any of the advertisers, products, services, or views advertised in Fiberarts. Nor doesFiberarts evaluate the advertisers claims in any way. You should, therefore, use your own judgment in evaluating the advertisers, products,services, and views advertised in Fiberarts.POSTMASTER:Please send address changes to Fiberarts, PO Box 469125, Escondido, CA 92046-9125.SUBSCRIBERS:Please allow six weeks for processing address changes. Your customer number on the address label is your key to the bestservice possible. Please include it with all correspondence to avoid delays or errors.CONTACT US:For subscription information, call (800) 875-6208 or (760) 291-1531, or visit the website at fiberarts.com.For advertising information, call Karen Crisp at (909) 939-0289, or email [email protected] sales information, call (800) 272-2193, or email [email protected] editorial inquiries, call (970) 669-7672, fax (970) 669-6117, or email [email protected] the Fiberarts website at fiberarts.com.

Fourth Street 4

Letters 6

Contributors 6

Commentary 8

News & Notes 10

Previews 16

Books 19


Current & Coming 54



Bazaar 60

Classifieds 61

Resources 62

Departments20|Emerging Artists ShowcaseMerill Comeau | Gabriella DItalia | Erin Endicott | Hannah Streefkerk

22|ProfileNatividad Amador: Stitching Re-Imagined

24|Creative ProcessKnitting with Glass | Taking 2-D to 3-D with Mixed Media | Exploring

Abstraction with Embroidery | A Greener Indigo

48|ReviewAmerican Tapestry Biennial Eight

51|Travel & TraditionsKeeping Traditions Alive in Laos | The Metal Embroidery of the Miao

64|CurtainsTakashi Iwasaki: Dear Diary

Images of artwork created by the winners of the 2011

FiberartsReaders Choice Studio Contest plus a few

honorable-mention studios.

More work from our Emerging Artists Showcase.

Updated exhibitions and competitions listings.

ON THE WEB

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ABOVE:Erin Endicott,Healing Sutra #20 (detail), 2011; antique

handkerchief, thread; hand-embroidered, hand-dyed with walnut

ink; 12" x 12". Photo: Glenn Hudson.



ASSISTANT EDITORSara Hansen

EDITORIAL INTERNSMollie Baker, Lauri Ursetta


COPY EDITORS Katie Bright,

Helen Mules, Ayleen Stellhorn





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