My earliest memory, as a toddler, is of dust mites dancing in a beam of light then illuminating the subtle colors on a braided rug, The media I employ:photography, fiber art, and mixed media are saturated with color. I enjoy stretching boundaries: Weavings may hide the grid structure, My photographs challenge one’s perception. Pages in books may go beyond their
Sometimes I start with a plan, but more often than not, I end up with something completely different from my initial vision. I take great pleasure in the Zen of letting my art flow through my hands without trying to control how it will turn out. It’s a meditation of a kind in color and texture. Sometimes it works, sometimes
Suzanne Bartlett is best known for her heavily sculptural, textile paintings and assemblages of vintage quilts and dresses, paper, castings, lace and antique pattern. Tissue are combined to evoke women’s work themes of survival. Treasures and talismans are collected and assembled in layers to sculpturally tell the story, carefully, exposing stitches, instructions, and handmade elements that were the history of
I have worked with textiles all my life and tried many different techniques. I enjoy working in three dimensions, creating figure, birds, vessels, that are not usually seen in fabric. I work with wire armatures and cover them with fabric. The fabric is then hand-stitched in place – a time-consuming and meditative part of the work that has become more
My name is Yulia, I was born and raised in Samarkand, Uzbekistan. I design and make clothing and accessories from a traditional handwoven fabric called ikat. My business is called Yul d’Uz. Yulduz means star in Uzbek. I made my first jackets in 2015 when we lived in Kyiv with the help of a local seamstress .My ikat pieces
Things from Egypt and Beyond LLC is not currently offering items for sale. Sales will resume toward the end of 2022. Things from Egypt and Beyond LLC, operates as a home-based, by appointment business selling an eclectic collection of Egyptian, Middle Eastern, and other international, unique, and functional handicrafts from small workshops and charitable organizations. The collection includes beaded