Fiber in 3D at The William D. Cannon Art Gallery in Carlsbad

 by Patricia Frischer

Angela Corson, Common Thread

Fiber in 3D at The William D. Cannon Art Gallery in Carlsbad
On view until November 30
Public Reception August 17 from 3-5 p.m.

We really enjoyed this upbeat exhibition of contemporary  fiber works by over 27 national artists juried by Fiber Art Now but curated by Cannon Art Gallery Director Alyson Benford for this showing. On view were installations, wearables, vessels, sculpture and floor and wall art. The space has been refigured which gives it a fresh, open look.

Fiber Arts Now is a quarterly magazine with Beth Smith as the managing editor and exhibition director. (You may remember Beth from Oceanside Museum of Arts and the Vision Art Museum now the Vision Museum of Textile Arts) This selections for Fiber in 3D are from the juried exhibition in the Spring 2024 issue. Each issue of the magazine includes featured artists and an international juried artist section.  They also explore artists studios, various mediums and artist's business concerns.

Below you will just some examples of the items included with a few videos to give you an idea of the details and the space. 

Susan Zimmerman, Passage  - inspired by 1900 immigrants to Ellis Island  

Hannah Demma, The Maker and Her Oddments  -
using past art works, cut and assembled during a daily meditation session. 

Terri Shinn, Douglas Fir with Chicken of the Woods
 - mushroom growing on a tree stump

Saskia Jordá, As Above, So Below - 200 soft denim disks representing the night sky

Gray Caskey, Magellanic - porcelain insulation tubes covered with graphite representing spiraling galaxies.

George-Ann Bowers, Mango Tango - inspired by natural lichen shapes

Joh Ricci, Tranquility (front) Christine Miller, Flourishing  (back) 

 

Barbara Osborne, Kelp Forrest

Jessica Beels, Animal Vegetable Mineral

Pamela Becker, The Edge of Night  - "There is a moment at the end of every day when the light is still there but still fading quickly."

Judith Content, Lava Cakes (Ragamuffin series)

Cecilia Lusven, Lavastone - made from bicycle rubber inter tubes

Jayne Tucker, Kimono - made from over 3000 tea bags!

Amy Genser, Hear Me Out

Gail Bower-Geist, Goin” to Hell in a Handbasket - after the ancient custom of letting a guillotined head drop into a basket, notice the sharp edged and blood red color.  

While you are at the show, have a go. Copy of magazine Fiber Art Now

Fiber in 3D at The William D. Cannon Art Gallery
July 20 to Nov 30
Public Reception August 17 from 3-5 p.m.
1775 Dove Ln, Carlsbad, CA 92011
Gallery hours: Tuesday, Thursday, Friday & Saturday: noon – 5 p.m. Wednesday: noon – 7 p.m.