Fiber or textile art is considered the oldest form of art. The first fiber was plain and created only to solve a utilitarian need. But a plain “canvas” sparked artists to embellish and decorate it. Artists have been using fibers obtained from plants, animals, and insects to create since prehistoric times.
Textiles in wall hangings and rugs kept our homes draft fee. Fiber clothes us and decorates our homes. Fiber ropes and sails conquered the world. Fiber covered airplanes concurred the skies. While ”plain” fiber facilitated evolutionary gains through history; fiber artists are driven to beautify the fabrics that civilized our world.
Artists were encouraged to explore all the possibilities fiber brings to art. Woven, embellished, appliquéd, painted, beaded. There is no limit to what a fiber artist can do with a bit of fiber.
Reception: December 9, 2022 from 5 - 6:30pm
Patricia Gould - Window #1
Placitas Community Library
453 Hwy 165
Placitas, NM 87043
United States
505-867-3355