Publications I was privileged to have one of my pieces featured in the Exposure section of the Summer 2012 issue of Surface Design. Two of my Evergreen Health commissions were included in the article Healing Threads: Comfort and Creativity Fiber Art Now Fall 2012 My work can be found at Xanadu Gallery. RECENT EXHIBITS Putting the Art in Fiber Arts 2012 Fiber in Nature Environmental & Audubon Center Seattle 2012 Surface Matters BallardWorks 2012 On the Surface: Passions We Can't Hide Phinney Arts Center 2010 Seattle Shrunken Treasures 2009 North Seattle Community College Celebrating Shoreline Artists 2009 Shoreline City Hall 20/20 Vision: 20 Artists for 20 Years 2009 Gallery at the Shoreline Center I am a proud member of: Seattle Weavers' Guild North End Arts Tour |
I have been on a quest for color my whole life. I grew up in the West
Texas desert which was devoid of color. The first jolt of color I
remember was seeing Navajo women weave in Santa Fe. Bold, red,
blacks and whites were leaping off the loom.
Yet, color was still elusive as I worked as a journalist in the black and
white world of newspapers. Next step was finding a new creative outlet
in weaving. Still I was weaving white on white. The change to color
came when I switched to using silk exclusively. Already dyed silk was
cost prohibitive so I needed to learn to dye. Color had invaded my
world. I have never turned back.
Texture through color is always the driving force of my art. As I work
with a certain color palette the meaning of the piece emerges.
Sometimes I choose the line and grids of Itajimi shibroi to evoke the
farms of my grandparents. Or I paint blues, yellows and greens across
the silk to recall memories of the Northern Lights in Alaska. Either way
the colors are what matters.
My silk constructions combine metal and silk into 2D pieces that have
some dimension. I enjoy the interplay of the soft silk with the hard
metal. Whatever forms the constructions take I am always after that
elusive texture on cloth through color.
Texas desert which was devoid of color. The first jolt of color I
remember was seeing Navajo women weave in Santa Fe. Bold, red,
blacks and whites were leaping off the loom.
Yet, color was still elusive as I worked as a journalist in the black and
white world of newspapers. Next step was finding a new creative outlet
in weaving. Still I was weaving white on white. The change to color
came when I switched to using silk exclusively. Already dyed silk was
cost prohibitive so I needed to learn to dye. Color had invaded my
world. I have never turned back.
Texture through color is always the driving force of my art. As I work
with a certain color palette the meaning of the piece emerges.
Sometimes I choose the line and grids of Itajimi shibroi to evoke the
farms of my grandparents. Or I paint blues, yellows and greens across
the silk to recall memories of the Northern Lights in Alaska. Either way
the colors are what matters.
My silk constructions combine metal and silk into 2D pieces that have
some dimension. I enjoy the interplay of the soft silk with the hard
metal. Whatever forms the constructions take I am always after that
elusive texture on cloth through color.
| Barbara Zander Artist |
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