I began working with my Mirrix 8" Chloe loom at the end of 2025. As a fiber artist, I move between weaving, stitching, crocheting, knitting, and knotting, often combining these techniques to create work that is layered with texture and meaning.
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I began working with my Mirrix 8" Chloe loom at the end of 2025. As a fiber artist, I move between weaving, stitching, crocheting, knitting, and knotting, often combining these techniques to create work that is layered with texture and meaning.
From January through March of this year, I dedicated myself to creating fifteen small weavings. Although they measure only 8 inches, each piece required three to six days to complete, with work sessions ranging from three to eight hours a day. Small doesn't necessarily mean faster. These intimate works demanded careful attention to every thread, color, and detail.
The collection naturally evolved into three series: Melancholy, All You Have Is Your Soul, and Getting Use to Confined Spaces. My work is rooted in personal experience, often reflecting ideas of home, gardens, and the places I've traveled. The first two weavings in Melancholy were inspired by my six-year-old granddaughter and the colorful Perler bead designs she creates. Her playful sense of pattern sparked an unexpected direction in my own weaving.
Now I'm beginning a new series using both the 8" and 10" Chloe looms. These pieces combine weaving with handmade Hanji paper collages and marker, allowing me to blur the boundaries between fiber and mixed media. My goal is to complete ten works, each incorporating one of the ten handmade amulets I've created specifically for this series.
It's exciting to see where this new body of work is leading. Every series begins with an idea, but the weaving itself often reveals the story along the way.
