As an artist and shepherd, Begay facilitates their own creative process, from breeding and shearing to weaving long-undervalued twill patterns.
Plagued by the insecurities that come with a neurodivergent mind — “Am I dumb?” — fiber artist Fiona Simpson said she finds solace in her craft. “It reminds me of, in simple terms, putting one foot in ...
I'm pretty lazy when it comes to hair, so any style that appears to be more difficult than it actually is, is always a winner in my book. That's where the four-strand braid comes in. It's much like ...
Havana-born fiber artist Aurora Molina’s vibrantly colorful works have never shied away from complex themes. Over the years the Miami-based artist and educator has used fiber-based artworks to grapple ...
Mihoko Wakabayashi teaches weaving by breaking most of the traditional rules of the craft. Instead of designs based on complex, mathematical patterns, the looks that emerge in the colorful and ...
The most important object in Silvia Heyden’s home was her loom. A wooden behemoth, the loom soaked in light from two large windows, occupying a sizable portion of Heyden’s living-dining area the way a ...