In each colorful issue, you'll enjoy meeting the artists and discovering new techniques. Each issue also includes fascinating interviews and portfolios, useful news and reviews, current exhibition listings, competitions to enter, and an education and travel directory. For thirty years, Fiberarts has been both inspiring and exciting.

November/December 2009 Issue

Features

BIG AS ALL OUTDOORS by Kathleen Vanesian
Janet Echelman expands the sky with colossal fiber sculptures that respond to natural elements and reshape urban environments.

2009 STUDENT SHOWCASE
Our fifth annual student showcase features work being produced in colleges and universities both in the United States and internationally..

LACE IN TRANSLATION by Jacqueline Ruyak
A rarely seen lace collection in Philadelphia has inspired a handful of acclaimed artists and designers to create exciting new large-scale work.

BAUHAUS TEXILES: A LEGACY OF FEMALE HANDS by Cynthia Elyce Rubin
Nearly a century after its inception, the Bauhaus school’s Weaving Workshop continues to influence contemporary textile appreciation, production, and design.

IMAGINATION ACTIVIST by Susan Taber Avila
Joyful, fantastic, mesmerizing: all words that leap to mind when attempting to describe the wearable—and audible—creations of Nick Cave.

Departments

Creative Process-Janice Arnold: The Palace Yurt

Profiles-Louise Saxton | Andrea Mastrovito

Practical Matters-How to Photograph Your Fiber Art

Collecting-At Home with Mary Fisher

Reviews-Isabelle de Borchgrave | Clare Plug

Travel & Traditions-Frankfurt Christmas Market | Tree Cozies Enliven Downtown | Connecting with Universities in China