RECENT EXHIBITS Fiber in Nature Environmental & Audubon Center Seattle 2012 Surface Matters BallardWorks 2012 On the Surface: Passions We Can't Hide Phinney Arts Center 2010 Seattle Shrunken Treasures 2009 North Seattle Community College Celebrating Shoreline Artists 2009 Shoreline City Hall 20/20 Vision: 20 Artists for 20 Years 2009 Gallery at the Shoreline Center Function and Form: Art that Works 2008 The Gallery, Bainbridge Island, WA Kenmore Juried Art Show 2008 Kenmore, WA Edmonds Arts Festival 2008 Juried sculpture show Edmonds, WA Living With Beauty 2008 Business of Arts Center, Manitou Springs, Colorado Whodunit? 2008 The Gallery, Bainbridge Island, Washington Domestic Arts - Between Functional and Fine 2007 Sequim, Washington Kenmore Juried Art Show 2007 Kenmore, WA I am a proud member of: American Craft Council Seattle Weavers' Guild North End Arts Tour Contemporary Quilt Art Association |
I have been on a quest for color my whole life. I grew up in the West
Texas desert which was devoid of color. The first jolt of color I
remember was seeing Navajo women weave in Santa Fe. Bold, red,
blacks and whites were leaping off the loom.
Yet, color was still elusive as I worked as a journalist in the black and
white world of newspapers. Next step was finding a new creative outlet
in weaving. Still I was weaving white on white. The change to color
came when I switched to using silk exclusively. Already dyed silk was
cost prohibitive so I needed to learn to dye. Color had invaded my
world. I have never turned back.
Texture through color is always the driving force of my art. As I work
with a certain color palette the meaning of the piece emerges.
Sometimes I choose the line and grids of Itajimi shibroi to evoke the
farms of my grandparents. Or I paint blues, yellows and greens across
the silk to recall memories of the Northern Lights in Alaska. Either way
the colors are what matters.
My silk constructions combine metal and silk into 2D pieces that have
some dimension. I enjoy the interplay of the soft silk with the hard
metal. Whatever forms the constructions take I am always after that
elusive texture on cloth through color.
Texas desert which was devoid of color. The first jolt of color I
remember was seeing Navajo women weave in Santa Fe. Bold, red,
blacks and whites were leaping off the loom.
Yet, color was still elusive as I worked as a journalist in the black and
white world of newspapers. Next step was finding a new creative outlet
in weaving. Still I was weaving white on white. The change to color
came when I switched to using silk exclusively. Already dyed silk was
cost prohibitive so I needed to learn to dye. Color had invaded my
world. I have never turned back.
Texture through color is always the driving force of my art. As I work
with a certain color palette the meaning of the piece emerges.
Sometimes I choose the line and grids of Itajimi shibroi to evoke the
farms of my grandparents. Or I paint blues, yellows and greens across
the silk to recall memories of the Northern Lights in Alaska. Either way
the colors are what matters.
My silk constructions combine metal and silk into 2D pieces that have
some dimension. I enjoy the interplay of the soft silk with the hard
metal. Whatever forms the constructions take I am always after that
elusive texture on cloth through color.
| Barbara Zander Artist |
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