Spotlight: Kim Tepe, Fiber Artist
Meet Kim Tepe, the fiber artist whose journey into the world of art began with a passion for fabric. She manipulates fabrics to create her art inspired by often overlooked...
Fabric Sculptures
Many artists prefer fabric as their medium for creating original fabric sculptures. There are traditional techniques, such as using an armature to support their sculpture. Or newer techniques like using a heavyweight fusible interfacing like TimTex or PelTex, a heavy felt, or utilizing newer products that use heat to mold textiles such as Wonderflex or Fossshape. And, of course, some fabric glue or fabric sculpting medium may be involved!
Other makers create their sculptural forms as soft sculpture, sewing and using seams to create their fine art.
Fabrics easily provide drape and texture to the sculpture, giving it more visual interest.
From abstract textile installations to real-life fibre art, be inspired by these artists and their work.
3D Fiber Sculptures
Spotlight: Mary McCauley, Mixed Media Fiber Artist
Mary McCauley pushes the definition of "quilt" creating her 3D pieces and pop-up books with three layers just like a quilt. When she has an idea, she loves tapping into...
Spotlight: Sally Linville, The City Girl Farm
Sally Linville has turned her childhood delight in chickens into fiber art creations. Working with a team of "chickeners", each chicken footstool is created by hand and is uniquely individual....
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Spotlight: Kinga Foldi, Textile Sculptor
Kinga Foldi has been creative since a young age. She studied traditional craft techniques but is drawn to textiles for their endless possibilities. Using pintucks and folds, she creates her…
Spotlight: Mashanda Lazarus, Textile Artist
Mashanda Lazarus uses a mix of art and craft techniques to create realistic 3D fiber art pieces. She finds inspiration in the overlooked beauty in the things around her. Look…
Spotlight: Kim Tepe, Fiber Artist
Meet Kim Tepe, the fiber artist whose journey into the world of art began with a passion for fabric. She manipulates fabrics to create her art inspired by often overlooked…
Spotlight: Shanna Robinson, Fiber Sculptor
Meet Shanna Robinson who has been making things for as long as she can remember. She uses found objects from her environment to create complex fiber sculptures using a variety…
Spotlight: Mary McCauley, Mixed Media Fiber Artist
Mary McCauley pushes the definition of "quilt" creating her 3D pieces and pop-up books with three layers just like a quilt. When she has an idea, she loves tapping into…
Spotlight: Sally Linville, The City Girl Farm
Sally Linville has turned her childhood delight in chickens into fiber art creations. Working with a team of "chickeners", each chicken footstool is created by hand and is uniquely individual.…
Spotlight: Claire Passmore, Textile Artist
Taking the art quilt to new dimensions - 3 dimensions, textile artist Claire Passmore pushes herself to explore experimental materials and processes to achieve her vision. Claire works spontaneously, but…
Spotlight: Andrea Love, Wool Animator
Andrea Love takes you into a miniature fiber fantasy world with her art, brought to life with stop-motion animation. With the eye of a filmmaker, she brings tiny wooly beings…