Fiberart International at Society for Contemporary Craft

Pam and I are in Pittsburgh to see the Fiberart International exhibition.

Yesterday we visited the Society for Contemporary Craft to view part one.

 Peace flags welcome visitors to Society for Contemporary Craft.

 

Yes. I'm the kind of fiber geek who takes photos of the signs. 

I must note here that I took the photos below with permission from Society of Contemporary Craft (SOCC). While my photos represent a large portion of the work exhibited at SOCC, not all works were photographed. As you'll soon see, there is a full and detail shot of each piece with the accompanying information. Hopefully there are no typos, but if so, please let me know so they may be corrected. Enjoy!

Eszter Bornemisza, Hungary

Lung of the City 2011

dyed, reprinted newspaper, torn, thread, yarn, machine sewn

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 Rachel Meginnes, US

Untitled 2012

textiles

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 Elodie Sabardeil, France

Palpitations 2011

cotton and thread on wooden chassis

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 Sandy Shelenberger, US

Textures 1 2012

encaustic with paper on cradled boards

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 Julie Abijanac, US

Disease Mapping 2012

recycled copy paper, thread, glue

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 Hiromi Murotani, Japan

Scenery 2012

cotton linen cloth, nylon thread, rubber thread

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 Janice Lessman-Moss, US

#416 2012

cotton, wool

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  Samantha Fields, US

Triptych with 206,720 beads 2011

recovered afghan, beads, stretcher frames

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 Julie Sirek, US

Dissolving Dream 2012

Joomichi (felted) Korean mulberry paper

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 Eileen Hoffman, US

Redolence 2011

chenille pipe cleaners

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 gallery view...that's Pam by the way

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Susan Hotchkis, UK

Once 2012

textile

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  Ann Graham, US

Birth of a Square 2012

silk, quilted, felt backed

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 Patricia Mink, US

Tapia Study 2011

fiber/textiles

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 Lizz Aston, Canada

Antiquated Notions 3 2011

paper, free-motion embroidery, thread, burn-out

(My apologies for not having a full shot of this piece.

It was behind glass and next to impossible to photograph without glare.)

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 Elin Noble, US

Fugitive Pieces 9 2012

whole cloth quilt

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Personal note - As I strolled through the gallery, I found myself comparing the work present to that of the work exhibited last year at FiberPhiladelpia, particularly Outside/Inside the Box. I also compared the works present to that shown at Fiberart International 2005. It may not have been fair of me to do so, but it was impossible not to. 

Wondering how the comparisons faired? Well...let's just say that I left the Society for Contemporary Craft yesterday feeling very under-whelmed. That said, there were a handful of pieces that held me spellbound and restored my faith in fiber art/artists.

We're off soon to see the second part of Fiberart International 2013 at the Pittsburgh Center for the Arts and are hoping to be awed and amazed. Stay tuned.