People may not consider the possibility of their cotton shirt serving as an outlet of creative expression, but the intricacies of fiber art become very clear when viewing the works shown in Layers, currently on view at the Praxis Fiber Workshop. Each artist in the exhibition is a member of the Art Cloth Network (ACN): a nationally recognized group led […]
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Involved in the contemporary spheres of politics, culture, and the increasingly introspective social media apparatus is the need for a new kitsch. Josie Krampitz and Nate Rouse seek to explore playfully and seriously. Centered in their work, on view at Praxis Fiber Workshop from October 3 until December 15, is wallpaper, as an object that has existed historically, and as […]
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Praxis Fiber Workshop connects our community to a broad picture of the contemporary and historic textile field. We share about textiles as they grow from the land all the way to the most advanced technological equipment. When it came to growing, we were complete novices. It wasn’t until meeting Rowland Ricketts in 2016 that we knew we had to grow […]
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Praxis Fiber Workshop hosted the inaugural ‘Praxis and Practice’ Fiber Arts Conference from June 23 to June 25, bringing together a diverse community of fiber artists and designers. At the heart of the conference was the celebrated TC2 loom, a remarkable Digital Jacquard machine crafted by Digital Weaving Norway. This computer-controlled and manually-operated loom has revolutionized the creative process for […]
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In a time when artists of all disciplines are riding the line between digital and analog, textile artists have carved a digital-meets-analog niche out of the history and tradition of hand-weaving. The first TC1 (Thread Controller) was invented in 1995, was available globally to individuals and universities, and was then completely redesigned in 2012 as the TC2. Since then, demand […]
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Katlin Shae’s Tragic Miracle at Praxis At Praxis, we love to collect sayings in our vernacular that relate to textiles and fiber art processes. A personal favorite is, “I love that with every fiber of my being.” We are thrilled to host local artist Kalin Shae in the Praxis Gallery this winter. In her statement she shares this sentiment of […]
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Praxis is delighted to welcome Illinois-based artist Ann Coddington for an exhibition of new works. At the intersection of traditional fiber craft, sculpture and installation, Ann’s work nods to craft history while offering a detour from the traditional path. Her vessels carry much conceptual power, but visitors to the gallery will also admire the play of materials, dazzling craftsmanship and […]
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Several works by Quinn Alexandria Hunter are on view at Praxis Fiber Workshop until February 28 as part of the powerful exhibition “I Hear You Now, I See You Then”. A sculptor and performance artist from North Carolina, Hunter recently completed her MFA work at Ohio University. Primarily she works with hair as a medium, which she uses to recreate […]
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At our opening board meeting in February, the Praxis Fiber Workshop Board of Directors agreed, “It’s the year of the loom!” It has been the year of the loom indeed, despite all of the twists and turns we’ve faced getting to this point. Since 2018, Praxis has been planning the opening of the Digital Weaving Lab. Located in the house […]
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When you walk past Praxis Fiber Workshop’s front windows in the Waterloo Arts District, you’ll see bright blue child-size body bags mounted elegantly on the walls. If that’s not enough to pique your curiosity about this community-based studio space and gallery, I don’t know what is. Praxis owes this not-quite-living enticement into their space to their current gallery exhibition, AMALA: […]
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