An exploration in textiles…
Metaphor Handwovens with handweaver, Amanda K Gross.
Amanda K Gross was first exposed to weaving as a young teen tying up ends for a local Atlanta weaver. In college, she was inspired by Nancy Garretson’s three dimensional weavings and a few years later took classes at the Pittsburgh Center for the Art’s weaving studio with Nancy Bishop and Debra Meteney. In 2010, she apprenticed with master rug weaver, Susanne Grosjean. Her favorite things to weave are big, beautiful rugs!
Artist Statement
I have always been fascinated by textiles.
Knitting, sewing, weaving, and quilting were all art forms or my childhood, taught to me by family members, church mentors, and neighbors. After taking a couple of weaving classes at a local studio, I had the honor of apprenticing with master weaver, Susanne Grosjean. Since then, I have been hand-weaving rugs, scarves, pillows, and more on my three looms.
Increasing, I have integrated these fiber art techniques into several bodies of work, ranging from art installations to community organizing. As an anti-racist educator and community organizer, I find fiber art metaphors extremely helpful in examining the integrity of our social fabric and envisioning beautiful, comforting, and life-giving alternatives. The more I delve into these fiber practices, the more these oft-used metaphors reveal their wisdoms...
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