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15 Artists Explore the Potentiality of Fabric and Fiber in ‘Textile Art Redefined’

Curated by Helen Adams, the group exhibition at Saatchi Gallery celebrates a wide range of contemporary practices. Do stories and artists like this matter to you? Become a Colossal...

Featured Artist Louise Barker

Working with fiber, eco printing and mixed media, Louise Barker embraces the freedom of exploration and the beauty of organic materials. The post Featured Artist Louise Barker appe...

7 Artists Discuss the Power and Urgency of Textiles

"We live with so many hard things," says Sheila Hicks, "that we're crying for softness." Do stories and artists like this matter to you? Become a Colossal Member today and support...

Stitched, Coiled, and Beaded: The Joyful Paper Art of Sally Brandl

I’m always intrigued when an artist brings several familiar materials together in a way that feels fresh and new. Such is the case with the mixed media paper art of Sally Brandl, a...

Faig Ahmed Weaves Mysticism, Science, Technology, and Craft into ‘The Attention’

At the 61st Venice Biennale, Ahmed expands upon his interest in the dialectic between digital processes and hand-crafted techniques. Do stories and artists like this matter to you?...

Embellished “Watercolor” Landscape

I am still working on the “watercolor landscape” samples that I created. This one is nuno felted paper that has had watercolor applied after the felting process. It needs a bit mor...

6/3/26: Free Art Workshop: Yarn Mandala - FREE

Create art inspired by our programming at this drop-in art workshop! All ages welcome, all materials provided. Tune into the meditative process of weaving and learn how to create a...

interlaced wood, metal, and fiber explore braiding as construction method in trenzar series

braiding techniques assemble discrete elements into cohesive forms in trenzar collection. The post interlaced wood, metal, and fiber explore braiding as construction method in tren...

Roda Medhat Subverts Traditional Kurdish Narratives Into Modern Tactile Experiences

The artist shares that his work "functions as a distillation of a wider body of research." Do stories and artists like this matter to you? Become a Colossal Member today and suppor...

Mirei Monticelli’s Hand-Woven Banana Fiber Lamps Swell Between Material and Movement

“Human rhythm is what gives the material its character," says the artist. Do stories and artists like this matter to you? Become a Colossal Member today and support independent art...

Cassandra Dias Takes an Impressionistic Approach to Painting with Thread

What better way to meditate on nature's most majestic features than to recreate its details one stitch at a time? Do stories and artists like this matter to you? Become a Colossal...

A class and this and that.

I taught a Nunofelt Scarf class a couple of weekends ago. I had a fun group of ladies who were really interested in learning this technique. Here are a couple of pictures of the se...

Deeply Felt (and the stories carried within)

This post is from guest author and our multi-talented felting friend, Sarah Ritchie, please check out her website to see all the incredible things she does (it’s not all felting!):...

Fiber + Fabric Craft Festival - April 30 - May 3, 2026

You are invited to the all-new Fiber + Fabric Craft Feastival, happening April 30 through May 3, 2026, at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont, Illinois! If you lov...

Fiber + Fabric Craft Festival Recap

What an incredible trip to Chicago (okay… really Rosemont) for the Fiber + Fabric Craft Festival! This was a brand new, consumer-focused show put on by h+h americas and it was a hi...

Fiber + Fabric Craft Festival Recap

What an incredible trip to Chicago (okay… really Rosemont) for the Fiber + Fabric Craft Festival! This was a brand new, consumer-focused show put on by h+h americas and it was a hi...

Color You Can Live With

Gee's Bend quilts prove that you can make masterpieces from scraps.

Featured Artist Anne Shackelford

Artist Anne Shackelford presents an incredible portfolio of intricate designs created with recycled and natural materials. The post Featured Artist Anne Shackelford appeared first...

The Nighttime Reveries of Textile Artist Adrienna Matzeg’s After Hours

Inspired by Matzeg's trip to South Korea and Japan, the images depict arresting architecture and objects as floating forms against a dark sky.

A Giant Wool Form by Nicola Turner Heaves and Skitters Through an 18th-Century Chapel

The artist uses light-colored wool for the first time in a large-scale installation at Yorkshire Sculpture Park. Do stories and artists like this matter to you? Become a Colossal M...

Q&A: Vermont Fiber Fans Knit for Food at the Makery in Burlington

Edwina McLennan: Haptic Fiction

Haptic Fiction presents a new body of work by Brisbane/Meanjin artist Edwina McLennan, exploring the intersection of textiles, painting, consumer culture, and digital imagery. Orig...

A visual art form boosts creative industries in Oman

In a peaceful corner of the Wilayat of Samayil, Al Dakhiliyah Governorate, threads intertwine across wooden planks, telling tales of art and identity. This art form is the work of....

from rainfall to textile, frances van hasselt shapes a slow, women-led practice in south africa

the textile designer reflects on handmade mohair production rooted in the karoo desert, where climate, artisanal knowledge, and collective care shape each piece from raw fiber to f...