Dividing her time between Melbourne, Australia, and Brooklyn, NY, she works as both artist and mentor: designing and creating woven wall hangings, developing weaving kits, and teaching workshops across the world.

“I love what I do,” she told Created Here. “It has evolved so slowly that I have been able to make small movements in the direction that felt right at the time. I have brought on people who are invested in the vision, and we work together to make sure everyone is feeling happy and secure at each point of change. We really feel like a family.”

“Weaving is really a therapy for me,” she went on to say. “It allows me to explore emotions that I otherwise don’t give myself time to fully appreciate and explore. I like to return to the same moment or emotion a number of times to delve deeper, weaving the same emotion from different angles.”

Her work is sold both on Etsy and through online shops and boutiques around the country, but you can also enjoy it from afar through her Instagram page. Here are some of her page’s highlights:

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“I struggled with labels and thought I could only be one type of artist,” she admitted in an interview with Textile Artist. “Initially, I was convinced I would become a figure painter, as many of us do, being immersed in countless hours of drawing nude models in art school. It wasn’t until I started painting life-size portraits on fabric that I started to get the textile itch.”

But her love for fabric and textile wasn’t intuitive, and it was with time that it fully blossomed. “When I was younger I only associated textiles with quilts and clothing, more functional items,” she admitted. “I had a lot of stigmas about what art was, and it took a lot of time, exploration, and life experience to break down those perimeters.”

Her exploration was fruitful and she’s since showcased her work in solo exhibitions around the US. You can take a peek at some of her work on her Instagram page.

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“As a teenager, I learned how to crochet from my mom, Takako Yamashiro,” she told the Urban Outfitters blog. “Once I figured out that crochet could be so much more than scarfs and baby blankets, the possibilities were endless. I have been consistently crocheting since then, making costumes, bikinis, soft sculpture, wall hangings, pillows, giant portraits based on the Cathy comics…”

Now she shares her finished products (unique, playful, and always laid back) with her thousands of followers. Her creations aren’t meant to be perfectly crafted. In fact, they’re meant to be un-perfect, and that’s just the way she likes them.

“Crochet is so versatile and I want to use this medium in new ways,” she explained. “With so much being produced by machine, ‘perfection’ is no longer interesting to me. I used to strive for the ability and skill to be able to produce physically what I envisioned mentally. But now, the changes that occur in the translation from the imagination to material, feel exciting and human. I see what is lost or misinterpreted in translation as the interesting and unique part of the magic that is created when something is made by hand.”

Take a look at some of her work in the gallery below.

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Her crochet has covered buildings, sculptures, and people, exhibiting in the United States, United Kingdom, Germany, Brazil, Turkey, France, Italy, Poland, and Costa Rica.

Currently based in New York City, the Polish artist in an avid supporter 
women’s rights, equality, and freedom of expression.

In 2009, she stated: “I think crochet, the way I create it, is a metaphor for the complexity and interconnectedness of our body and its systems and psychology. The connections are stronger as one fabric as opposed to separate strands, but, if you cut one, the whole thing will fall apart. Relationships are complex and greatly vary situation to situation. They are developmental journeys of growth, and transformation. Time passes, great distances are surpassed and the fabric which individuals are composed of compiles and unravels simultaneously.”

Take a look.

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Thousands of knots later, Chien proves that there’s no end to her artistic exploration. Her sculptures range from tiny knots that can fit the palm of your hand to huge installations that are sought after by private collectors.

“I find endless inspiration in seeing knots in use in daily life,” she told HonestlyWTF blog. “I recently sailed the Amalfi Coast, and seeing knots used on board the boat was so refreshing to me, since my art regards functional knots for their aesthetic qualities. When I see, for example, the Halyard Hitch actually hauling sail up a mast, that’s inspiring… I’m also inspired by the concept of the journey and story. I’ve always been that way.”

“Due to my ethnicity, love of fringe culture such as punk rock, and uncommonly audacious attitude towards life, I’ve always felt like an outsider,” she writes on her website. “In the context of knots, I work at the intersection of function, design, history, and aesthetics to illuminate what I find fascinating about knots: the journey of the line.”

Take a look.

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Dividing her time between Melbourne, Australia, and Brooklyn, NY, she works as both artist and mentor: designing and creating woven wall hangings, developing weaving kits, and teaching workshops across the world.

“I love what I do,” she told Created Here. “It has evolved so slowly that I have been able to make small movements in the direction that felt right at the time. I have brought on people who are invested in the vision, and we work together to make sure everyone is feeling happy and secure at each point of change. We really feel like a family.”

“Weaving is really a therapy for me,” she went on to say. “It allows me to explore emotions that I otherwise don’t give myself time to fully appreciate and explore. I like to return to the same moment or emotion a number of times to delve deeper, weaving the same emotion from different angles.”

Her work is sold both on Etsy and through online shops and boutiques around the country, but you can also enjoy it from afar through her Instagram page. Here are some of her page’s highlights:

The post Who Knew Fiber Art Could Be This Exciting? appeared first on TettyBetty.

“I struggled with labels and thought I could only be one type of artist,” she admitted in an interview with Textile Artist. “Initially, I was convinced I would become a figure painter, as many of us do, being immersed in countless hours of drawing nude models in art school. It wasn’t until I started painting life-size portraits on fabric that I started to get the textile itch.”

But her love for fabric and textile wasn’t intuitive, and it was with time that it fully blossomed. “When I was younger I only associated textiles with quilts and clothing, more functional items,” she admitted. “I had a lot of stigmas about what art was, and it took a lot of time, exploration, and life experience to break down those perimeters.”

Her exploration was fruitful and she’s since showcased her work in solo exhibitions around the US. You can take a peek at some of her work on her Instagram page.

The post Kelly Kozma’s Abstract Fiber Art Looks Like Alien Petri Dishes appeared first on TettyBetty.

“As a teenager, I learned how to crochet from my mom, Takako Yamashiro,” she told the Urban Outfitters blog. “Once I figured out that crochet could be so much more than scarfs and baby blankets, the possibilities were endless. I have been consistently crocheting since then, making costumes, bikinis, soft sculpture, wall hangings, pillows, giant portraits based on the Cathy comics…”

Now she shares her finished products (unique, playful, and always laid back) with her thousands of followers. Her creations aren’t meant to be perfectly crafted. In fact, they’re meant to be un-perfect, and that’s just the way she likes them.

“Crochet is so versatile and I want to use this medium in new ways,” she explained. “With so much being produced by machine, ‘perfection’ is no longer interesting to me. I used to strive for the ability and skill to be able to produce physically what I envisioned mentally. But now, the changes that occur in the translation from the imagination to material, feel exciting and human. I see what is lost or misinterpreted in translation as the interesting and unique part of the magic that is created when something is made by hand.”

Take a look at some of her work in the gallery below.

The post Meet the Crochet Artist Who Isn’t Interested In Perfection appeared first on TettyBetty.

Her crochet has covered buildings, sculptures, and people, exhibiting in the United States, United Kingdom, Germany, Brazil, Turkey, France, Italy, Poland, and Costa Rica.

Currently based in New York City, the Polish artist in an avid supporter 
women’s rights, equality, and freedom of expression.

In 2009, she stated: “I think crochet, the way I create it, is a metaphor for the complexity and interconnectedness of our body and its systems and psychology. The connections are stronger as one fabric as opposed to separate strands, but, if you cut one, the whole thing will fall apart. Relationships are complex and greatly vary situation to situation. They are developmental journeys of growth, and transformation. Time passes, great distances are surpassed and the fabric which individuals are composed of compiles and unravels simultaneously.”

Take a look.

The post Crochet Artist Treats the World as Her Playground appeared first on TettyBetty.

Thousands of knots later, Chien proves that there’s no end to her artistic exploration. Her sculptures range from tiny knots that can fit the palm of your hand to huge installations that are sought after by private collectors.

“I find endless inspiration in seeing knots in use in daily life,” she told HonestlyWTF blog. “I recently sailed the Amalfi Coast, and seeing knots used on board the boat was so refreshing to me, since my art regards functional knots for their aesthetic qualities. When I see, for example, the Halyard Hitch actually hauling sail up a mast, that’s inspiring… I’m also inspired by the concept of the journey and story. I’ve always been that way.”

“Due to my ethnicity, love of fringe culture such as punk rock, and uncommonly audacious attitude towards life, I’ve always felt like an outsider,” she writes on her website. “In the context of knots, I work at the intersection of function, design, history, and aesthetics to illuminate what I find fascinating about knots: the journey of the line.”

Take a look.

The post Artist Creates Elaborate Sculptures from Knots appeared first on TettyBetty.