Fiber Artists Network Exhibit in Jacksonville, FL
I recently visited the Fiber Artists Network (FAN) exhibit in Jacksonville, FL, and I was very impressed! The exhibit was curated by Maya Schonenberger, which must have been a challenging task. The pieces she selected featured a wide variety of fiber art techniques, from baskets to avant-garde for-display-only garments.
Although I only had my phone available as a camera, I hope you can still appreciate the artwork. Here are a few of my favorites:
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Floating Poppies, by Amy Dove. An installation of felted “bowls.”
Amy Dove’s wall-mounted installation of red felted “bowls” was very intriguing.
All the pieces had undulating and irregular shapes.
Amy also created Anemone, below.
Anemone, by Amy Dove
I’m not quite sure what materials and techniques were used in this piece. Definitely some felting and manipulating of fibers.
Anemone, detail, by Amy Dove
I didn’t catch the title of Pat Worrell’s piece, but I loved the protruding leaves and such.
By Pat Worrell
There were several other baskets on display. Unfortunately, the fuzzy photo I got didn’t reveal either the makers’ names or the titles of the pieces.
Betsy Tabac created the colorful weaving shown below. I think it looks very much like an ocean view, although the description didn’t mention this.
Playing with Color Part 1, by Betsy Tabac
Ann Rice-Rafferty had several pieces that caught my eye. This sculpture was created with wire and then dipped in paper pulp. The wire caused the paper to rust, producing wonderful colors. Isn’t that creative?
Better with Experience, by Ann Rice-Rafferty
These are just a small sampling of the great pieces on display. I’ll show you a few more in my next post. In the meantime, if you’re in the Jacksonville area this month, I highly recommend that you run on over and check this out for yourself.
Also, there’s a video about this exhibit! It shows ALL the pieces, and includes more about how Carol Ann Rice-Rafferty made her pieces. Find it here.
Ellen Lindner
