“I took a scarf weaving class and was completely hooked,” she recalled in an interview with The Project for Women. “Ever since I have been taking as many weaving classes as I can and reading books and trying out different techniques.”

What began as a simple way to pass the time would soon blossom into her life’s work. Now, with little over 60k followers on Instagram, Shimek exhibits her work worldwide and teaches her learned techniques through weaving workshops.

Over the years, Shimek has become recognized for her massive woven wall hangings. Exploring the fibers’ organic movement, Shimek’s weaving style allows the fibers to fall into an indeterminate pattern that reveals the beauty and vulnerability of her materials. Amongst her acquired techniques are tapestry and Navajo weaving, rigid heddle, and floor loom weaving.

“I wasn’t an artist before I started weaving and honestly felt pretty intimidated to jump in and meet all these people who have been working in these fields for years,” she admits. But she shouldn’t have been intimidated. “The weaving community especially has been amazing,” says Shimek. “All these wonderful people sharing their work and explaining techniques, it really resonates with me.”

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“I consider myself a painter and I paint with thread,” she writes on her website. “The process of transforming string into art struck me as something visually stimulating with complex simplicity.” The result is striking, if baffling, and Clark admits she likes when people mistake her work for a “simple painting”. That is, until they examine it.

But mistaking her art for painting is only reasonable, considering Clark’s background. Having graduated in Painting and Drawing from the University of Utah, it was actually during her studies that she discovered a passion for embroidery and thread drawings.

“My background in painting has allowed me to explore the material using techniques from the worlds of drawing and painting,” she admits. “Engaging both traditional and innovative techniques in employing formal qualities with density, texture, and pattern.”

Step right in.

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“I took a scarf weaving class and was completely hooked,” she recalled in an interview with The Project for Women. “Ever since I have been taking as many weaving classes as I can and reading books and trying out different techniques.”

What began as a simple way to pass the time would soon blossom into her life’s work. Now, with little over 60k followers on Instagram, Shimek exhibits her work worldwide and teaches her learned techniques through weaving workshops.

Over the years, Shimek has become recognized for her massive woven wall hangings. Exploring the fibers’ organic movement, Shimek’s weaving style allows the fibers to fall into an indeterminate pattern that reveals the beauty and vulnerability of her materials. Amongst her acquired techniques are tapestry and Navajo weaving, rigid heddle, and floor loom weaving.

“I wasn’t an artist before I started weaving and honestly felt pretty intimidated to jump in and meet all these people who have been working in these fields for years,” she admits. But she shouldn’t have been intimidated. “The weaving community especially has been amazing,” says Shimek. “All these wonderful people sharing their work and explaining techniques, it really resonates with me.”

The post Meghan Shimek’s Obsession With Weaving Turned Into Her Life’s Work appeared first on MobiSpirit.

“I consider myself a painter and I paint with thread,” she writes on her website. “The process of transforming string into art struck me as something visually stimulating with complex simplicity.” The result is striking, if baffling, and Clark admits she likes when people mistake her work for a “simple painting”. That is, until they examine it.

But mistaking her art for painting is only reasonable, considering Clark’s background. Having graduated in Painting and Drawing from the University of Utah, it was actually during her studies that she discovered a passion for embroidery and thread drawings.

“My background in painting has allowed me to explore the material using techniques from the worlds of drawing and painting,” she admits. “Engaging both traditional and innovative techniques in employing formal qualities with density, texture, and pattern.”

Step right in.

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