timless fiber @ third degree glass in st. louis

TRUSSWORTHY (left) and RUBESCENT (right) have been juried into Timeless Fiber 2012 @  Third Degree Glass Gallery in St. Louis.  The Weavers Guild of St. Louis and Third Degree Glass are collaborating for the second year to present a juried exhibition of contemporary fiber art.

From my artist statement:

TRUSSWORTHY is a columnar form of twined reed covered with highly textured cotton handmade paper.  Connecting with the past, the surface is embellished with “women’s” stuff, which I found in my grandmother’s sewing machine drawers.  Many of these things are now, thankfully, considered “vintage”.

RUBESCENT is a columnar form of twined reed covered with highly textured cotton handmade paper.   The surface is “expanded” by cutting through the woven reed wall “exposing” an interior of glass beads.  While stitching the beads, I was reminded of pomegranates and corn, both symbols of prosperity and fruitfulness.