Spotlight: Beth Blankenship, Bead and Fiber Artist
When Beth Blankenship creates, she calls on her lifelong love for artistic pursuits. Her childhood experiments with crayons and a rich public school art education led Beth to her love...
Vessels can be made from fiber, clay and even woven with using unique reeds and metals. Our artists use their imagination making hollow containers that can be both functional, as well as beautiful.
From baskets to metal sculptures, to fabric bowls and containers all beaded and embellished, you’ll be inspired by the creative projects shared by these makers.
Dorothy McGuinness has mastered the art of diagonal twill basket weaving, Lanny Berger developed a method of creating sculptural forms with metal mesh, and Camerson Mason has mastered creating 3-D pieces and vessels with fibers.
When Beth Blankenship creates, she calls on her lifelong love for artistic pursuits. Her childhood experiments with crayons and a rich public school art education led Beth to her love...
You never know where a spark of inspiration will take you. As a young artist, Lanny Bergner needed to solve a problem with a piece he was working on. In...
Creating has always been central to Cameron Mason, from artful childhood time with paper and cardboard to her current work with surface design creating fiber art in two and three...
After 31 years of exploring the woven form, Dorothy McGuinness has mastered the art of diagonal twill. With it, she creates forms and structures not normally found in the basketry...
Beads, thread and fabric occupy Pat Herkal's head and hands every day. Whimsy, color and the natural world inspire her work. Mixing beads, shells, stones, and found objects - man...
These fabric coil baskets and bowls are so much fun to make and they have so many uses! Easter baskets, fruit bowls, notions catch-alls, gift baskets, craft storage, toy baskets,...