University of North Texas Fibers Program

Student Work / Visual Research / Alumni Features

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Surface Design kicked off yesterday with cyanotype - making the most of the hot Texas sun ☀️ #untfibers #untcvad (at UNT Fibers) https://www.instagram.com/p/BnEJ8InHKlQ/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=kuu9c5a0vbhz

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BLOOMIN’ in the UNT Natural Dye Garden - despite the relentless TX summer heat! Amaranth, Texas Star Hibiscus, Common Sunflower, Mealy Sage #untnaturaldyegarden #naturaldyes #pollinators #untfibers (at UNT Fibers)

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Sculptural Fibers - Visiting Assistant Professor Gabrielle Duggan led a workshop at @penlandschool earlier this month titled “Sculptural Fibers”. The class welcomed unconventional media for off-loom processes and considered implications of labor, gender, race, and class. #untfibers (at Penland School of Crafts)

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details from Surface Design critique today #untfibers #cvad #fibers #surfacedesign #sculpture #screenprinting #mixedmedia (at UNT College of Visual Arts + Design)

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#Repost @sunflowerwovens with @repostapp ・・・ Harvested some Madder root from the UNT Natural Dye Garden this morning! It was so beautiful outside and after several years we're finally seeing big enough roots! (at UNT College of Visual Arts + Design)

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We were lucky to have Barbara Hartman visit today with some of her beautiful quilting pieces. Amazing detail and texture! #untfibers #surfacedesign #quilting #untcvad (at UNT College of Visual Arts + Design)

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Our Surface Design students had the unique opportunity to tour the Moda Fabrics and United Notions facilities! We learned about the process from fiber to printed fabric, and saw some beautiful historical patterns and quilts. Thanks @modafabrics !! (at Moda Fabrics United Notions)

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We had a rainy work day this morning in the UNT Natural Dye Garden, prepping our beds for planting! Many thanks to UNT Facilities, the @dentoncountymastergardenerstx, and our wonderful students! #untfibers #untfacilities #untcvad (at University of North Texas)

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a piece by Stephanie Savana in Adv. Weaving #untfibers #untcvad

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Don't miss Denton County Farm Heritage Day! We have UNT Fibers students demonstrating weaving and spinning on the porch of the Bayless-Selby House Museum! #Repost @chosmuseum with @repostapp ・・・ So many cool activities going on at Denton County Farm Heritage Day! Come out and learn about our agricultural history & stroll around the community market! #weaving #tractorpull #crafts #corn #denton #dentontx #dentoning #communitymarket #farm #farming #history #free #fun

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Cyanotype is an alternative photography process used on natural materials like cloth, paper and wood. This example is from a large cyanotype mural made in the Surface Design class last week! #untfibers #cyanotype

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ARTIST INSPIRATION: ERIN ELDRED

Light Sleep

YARN AND WIRE

33 X 15 IN

2014

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ALUMNI FEATURE:  LEISA RICH

Listen to the Leisa on WonderRoot talk about ruminations on fibers, challenges, and trying to make it as a fiber artist who does all sorts of things!!!!

EPISODE DESCRIPTION

Fiber artist Leisa Rich talks about her journey to Atlanta, her earliest days as an artist growing up in Canada, and enjoying the tactile nature of her work. Rich also delves into the different forms she experiments with in her work, how she embraces modern techniques like 3D printing, why she still considers herself an emerging artist.

To learn more about Leisa Rich, please visit: http://monaleisa.com

WonderRoot is an Atlanta-based non-profit arts and service organization with a mission to unite artists and community to inspire positive social change. By providing production facilities to Atlanta-based artists and coordinating arts-based service programs, WonderRoot empowers artists to be proactive in engaging their communities through arts-based service work. For more information, please visit:

http://wonderroot.org http://facebook.com/wonderpage http://twitter.com/wonderroot http://instagram.com/wonderroot

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ALUMNI FEATURE: IVONNE ACERO

Come out this Friday night to see the work of Ivonne Acero, a UNT Fibers Alumi, in the Materials Hard and Soft exhibition at the Denton Greater Arts Council.

29th Annual Materials: Hard & Soft Exhibition

Meadows Gallery, Patterson-Appleton Arts Center February 5 – April 1, 2016  Reception, Feb 5, 6pm-8pm

Recognized as one of the premier craft exhibitions in the country, this year’s call for submissions drew over 800 entries by artists from over 40 states. Juror Elizabeth Kozlowski, former curator of the Houston Center for Contemporary Craft, has selected over 60 works for this year’s exhibition.

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ALUMNI FEATURE:SARAH ZAPATA

Congratulations to Sarah Zapata, UNT Fibers alumni who is exhibitiong her artwork in New York City at El Museo del Barrio.

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Sam Curbow, “decaying”, dimensions unavailable, crochet and dirt, 2015 

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Tis the season for cones in the weaving studio! Cones serve as an easy fix when things get crazy on the loom. When warp strings break, the weaver threads a new one in the old strings place, wraps the rest of the string around the cone, and tosses it over the back to make the tension.

  With finals coming up, our students are weaving their little hearts out and you can find a lot of these little guys hanging off some of their looms.