Warped Texture
Danielle Schaefer
Fiber Artist and Sculptor
I do weaving and other forms of art because I love it. I love the process of weaving and building a piece of art out a lot of individual strands of yarn or other materials. Weaving has been around for a very long time but the technique and process has not changed. I like to add a funky modern twist to it.
Most of my work is abstract whether I’m making a wall piece or a wearable piece of art. I love playing with color and texture. I like combining unusual materials (chain, plastic) with the traditional materials (cotton, wool). It creates interesting contrasts between hard and soft, natural and unnatural.
Recently I have been working on this idea of having unwoven warp strings (the part that goes through the loom). I create designs within the piece by leaving parts of it unwoven. It creates a contrast to the thicker woven part of the weaving, which gives a more of a dimensional and fragile feel to the piece.
Most of my work is abstract whether I’m making a wall piece or a wearable piece of art. I love playing with color and texture. I like combining unusual materials (chain, plastic) with the traditional materials (cotton, wool). It creates interesting contrasts between hard and soft, natural and unnatural.
Recently I have been working on this idea of having unwoven warp strings (the part that goes through the loom). I create designs within the piece by leaving parts of it unwoven. It creates a contrast to the thicker woven part of the weaving, which gives a more of a dimensional and fragile feel to the piece.