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| My tapestries are narrative and often explore the ideas of presence/absence and multiple meanings. Each piece with its evocative title, often a play on words, adds to an ongoing story. Images are created from personal travel photography, childhood memories of places visited and of the people who were or might have been there, shadows and reflections. Recently the work has shifted from photo-realism to a large format abstract, 4 harness tapestry. The combination of the artists various interests has allowed her to sketch using maps, vintage textiles, script and drawing in a post card scaled collage. The weaving materials now include wool, raffia, eyelash yarns, finely cut fabric strips and hem tape. The storyline has broadened to include the client's personal history for commissions.
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| Susan's
work has
been shown
internationally
for over
25 years.
Venues include
The Canadian
Craft Museum,
Vancouver;
Tiffany
and Co,
Beverly
Hills; Collins
Gallery,
Glasgow;
Thirteen
Moons, Santa
Fe; Ukrainian
Institute
of Modern
Art, Chicago;
Riverside
Art Museum,
Riverside,
CA; Nordic
Heritage
Museum,
Seattle.
Cannon Gallery, Carlsbad,
CA, Santa
Fe Weaving
Gallery and
La Jolla
FiberArts. |
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Her work is widely published and has been chosen for several catalog covers and show announcements including: The Oceanside Museum, Galeria Mesa, Joanne Rapp Gallery & Gallery Eight. Magazine coverage includes San Diego Home&Garden, American Craft, International Tapestry Journal, Better Homes & Gardens, Designers West & Fiberarts. Hardbound books featuring her work include "Tapestry", Phaidon Press, UK; Big Ideas for Small Spaces, Rockport; Travel Wardrobe and Tapestry Weaving, Lark Books. |
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| Susan graduated from MiIls College and continued her education abroad. After a semester at California College of Arts and Crafts, she studied tapestry at the San Francisco Tapestry Workshop. Susan has given many slide lectures to groups and taught three semesters at UCSD Extension in their interior design program. She has maintained active studio production for 25 years |
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Her work can be seen at the studio by appointment, at La Jolla FiberArts and Santa Fe Weaving Gallery. |
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