FiberNet

Galactic Fabric

Here on the island we have a group of fiber artists, the FiberNet, that meets monthly to try on new fiber art forms. The last time I attended, we made our own paper using the pulp of grasses growing on site. At yesterday's workshop, artists Tamia Sheldon and Adrienne Antonson gave us the opportunity to design our own fabrics using screenprinting inks and stamps that we carved from potatoes. I arrived toward the end of the event, as most of the other artists were putting the final stamps to their gorgeous designs, but twenty minutes gave me plenty of time to carve a spiral and stamp out my own patterned fabric--which is now destined for book cloth.

Tamia runs Hand to Hand textiles. Check out her progressive "American Family" line of prints on Etsy.

Adrienne is a sculptor and clothing designer. See her gorgeous insects sculpted from human hair at AdrienneAntonson.com. Adrienne is also the art editor of Dark Sky Magazine.