Fiber Art Almanac: Essays From the American Midwest is an online exhibition featuring fiber art and artist stories that portray the rich textile heritage and contemporary work in the Midwest.
Helen Geglio | Lost Art of Mending 2 Cotton, linen, hand embroidered and stitched, 2013 38″ x 37″
Carole Ann Frocillo | Fabric of Freedom Hand dyed and commercial fabric, pieced and raw edge applique, ephemera, 2012 29″ X 18″
Katherine Simon Frank | Still Life with Dahlias (detail)
Katherine Simon Frank | Consider the Birds, 2012
Helen Geglio | A History of Toil (detail)
Mary Lachman | Water Spout Artist dyed cottons, batiks, commercial cottons and synthetic fibers, 2015
Carol Marshall | My Rescue cotton cloth, September, 2015 30″ X 30″
Jamie Lyn Kara | Upstream (detail)
Pat Bishop, Gawking Cranes Raw edge applique, silk, cotton, 2010
Carol Marshall | Time and Tide Cotton cloth, 2015 100 cm X 40 cm
Jamie Lyn Kara | Upstream Cotton, linen, raw silk, French cotton prints, demin, corduroy, red onion skin dyed linen and cotton, woad dyed cotton 51″ X 42″
Mary Lachman | Mermaid’s Tale Artist dyed cottons, batiks, commercial cottons and synthetic fibers, 2015
Julia Voake | Home is Where the Heart Is (detail)
Katherine Simon Frank | Still Life with Dahlias Broderie Perse method of applique embroidery, 2015
Carole Ann Frocillo | Remnants of Home Hand dyed and commercial fabric, raw edge applique, 2014 18″ X 30″
Katherine Simon Frank | Poppy Bower Broderie Perse method of applique embroidery, 2015
Carol Marshall | Time and Tide (detail), 2015
Carole Ann Frocillo | Fabric of Freedom (detail)
Mary Lachman | Water Spout (detail)
Helen Geglio | A History of Toil: The Roost Cotton, linen, hand embroidered and stitched, 2015 36″ X 37″
Carol Marshall | My Rescue (detail), 2015
Carole Ann Frocillo | Fabric of Freedom (detail), 2012
Pat Bishop | Walk of the Cranes Raw edge applique, silk, cotton, 2010
Helen Geglio | Lost Art of Mending (detail)
Julia Voake | Home Is Where The Heart Is, But Grow Where You Are Planted Eco-dyed wool fabric, hand dyed threads & yarn, machine pieced and hand quilted 51″ X 61″
Ryn Pitts | My Journey to Northern Lights and Midsummer Nights Raw edge applique, cotton and organza, free motion quilting with cotton threads, 2015 45″ X 35″