Category: Future Heirlooms

I recently saw the work of artist Lora Rocke for the first time as a discovery during my most recent call for work. This is of course one of my favorite aspects of curating - finding new inspiring...

I have been a long time follower of the work of Ruth Tabancay and though have never actually met we have been in a number of exhibits with one another & had a fair amount of personal...

The first time that I saw the highly detailed but simultaneously loosely rendered embroideries of Allison Watkins was in the thread in Brooklyn, NY. I was blown away by the expressive quality of her...

I recently saw the amazing work of Italian artist Ilaria Margutti for the first time in the current exhibit Mending=Art, part of Fiber Philadelphia. (read my review here.) Ilaria's work jumps off the...

I do not remember the first time that I saw the embroideries of Karen Reimer but I do know that it stuck in my head. The first work I saw of hers, now considered older work, was the image of a...

I remember the first time I saw the work of Rebecca Ringquist was when I was curating my very first fibers show. I also know that I was blown away and loved it immediately.  Her work is dense and...