But when it comes to the artistic process itself, her work doesn’t require more than a quiet room and much patience. “I work from home,” relayed Jo Gibbs in an interview with Textile Artist. “I like to sit at the kitchen table in front of French windows because the light is so good. I have a metalwork bench in the garage but I do far less metal work at the moment, my flat work has taken over.”

She divides her artwork into three distinct periods: Handbags, Vessels, and Flat Work. Her most recent series, The Value of Making, depicts various making disciplines through hand-stitched still life portraits in a collage of silk organza. Using mercerized cotton rather than embroidery thread, Jo Gibbs reflects in this series on the skill, dexterity, and creative problem solving of people who make things.

“I’m very interested in finding new audiences and telling different stories perhaps by working with distinctive groups or museum collections,” she adds. “I’ve found the stories I tell, although extremely personal are also universal.” Follow her personal and impersonal work on Instagram.

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And so, without knowing so, she took on a hobby which would later become her full-time job. Now a celebrated artist and textile designer, her work has been featured in fiber magazines, galleries, and numerous online design sites; and she also teaches monthly rug hooking workshops in and around her home in NYC.

But what exactly is rug hooking? According to Pearlman, it’s a simple technique that creates looped stitches of fiber onto a cloth surface. “Rug hooking with a punch needle blends artistic expression with tactile material,” she remarked in an interview with Making. “The medium can easily be controlled and designed,” she says, explaining that hooked rugs can be used for a variety of home accessories and objects.

“Finding a way to do what I love and make an income, and not burn out is still a struggle to balance,” she admits. “While making a business of rug hooking removes you from the actual process, teaching workshops feeds my creativity and passion. I am able to share my love of rug hooking, create work at a comfortable pace and stay true to my vision.”

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“My works may reveal the idea with a figurative or an abstract, many-faced and delicate manner,” she writes on her website. “I like to break intangible things into pieces and, in a way, rename or reorganize them by using the material structure.”

Her subjects most often revolve around the human body, as she focuses on such detail as skin, blood vessels, and nerve tracks. “I am looking for analogies to the material and immaterial structures and the closest features appear in own our bodies,” she writes. “Very often in these cases, the question arises about what is really tangible and what is not and where is the borderline between physical things and emotions.”

According to Jokinen, visual allegories can be found in almost all living organisms, and her work is there to articulate these allegories. Scroll down to see some of her intricate work.

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“When I was younger I only associated textiles with quilts and clothing, more functional items,” she admitted in an interview Textile Artist. “I had a lot of stigmas about what art was, and it took a lot of time, exploration, and life experience to break down those perimeters.”

These explorations included dabbling in fine art, graphic design, and textiles. “I struggled with labels and thought I could only be one type of artist,” Kozma explained. “Initially, I was convinced I would become a figure painter, as many of us do, being immersed in countless hours of drawing nude models in art school. It wasn’t until I started painting life-size portraits on fabric that I started to get the textile itch.”

That textile itch got her to where she is today. Her untraditional art is exhibited in solo exhibitions around the US, but you can also follow her on Instagram:

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But when it comes to the artistic process itself, her work doesn’t require more than a quiet room and much patience. “I work from home,” relayed Jo Gibbs in an interview with Textile Artist. “I like to sit at the kitchen table in front of French windows because the light is so good. I have a metalwork bench in the garage but I do far less metal work at the moment, my flat work has taken over.”

She divides her artwork into three distinct periods: Handbags, Vessels, and Flat Work. Her most recent series, The Value of Making, depicts various making disciplines through hand-stitched still life portraits in a collage of silk organza. Using mercerized cotton rather than embroidery thread, Jo Gibbs reflects in this series on the skill, dexterity, and creative problem solving of people who make things.

“I’m very interested in finding new audiences and telling different stories perhaps by working with distinctive groups or museum collections,” she adds. “I’ve found the stories I tell, although extremely personal are also universal.” Follow her personal and impersonal work on Instagram.

The post Emily Jo Gibbs Hand Stitches Personal and Universal Tales appeared first on MobiSpirit.

And so, without knowing so, she took on a hobby which would later become her full-time job. Now a celebrated artist and textile designer, her work has been featured in fiber magazines, galleries, and numerous online design sites; and she also teaches monthly rug hooking workshops in and around her home in NYC.

But what exactly is rug hooking? According to Pearlman, it’s a simple technique that creates looped stitches of fiber onto a cloth surface. “Rug hooking with a punch needle blends artistic expression with tactile material,” she remarked in an interview with Making. “The medium can easily be controlled and designed,” she says, explaining that hooked rugs can be used for a variety of home accessories and objects.

“Finding a way to do what I love and make an income, and not burn out is still a struggle to balance,” she admits. “While making a business of rug hooking removes you from the actual process, teaching workshops feeds my creativity and passion. I am able to share my love of rug hooking, create work at a comfortable pace and stay true to my vision.”

The post Rose Pearlman Turned to Rug Hooking as a Way of Staying Creative appeared first on MobiSpirit.

“My works may reveal the idea with a figurative or an abstract, many-faced and delicate manner,” she writes on her website. “I like to break intangible things into pieces and, in a way, rename or reorganize them by using the material structure.”

Her subjects most often revolve around the human body, as she focuses on such detail as skin, blood vessels, and nerve tracks. “I am looking for analogies to the material and immaterial structures and the closest features appear in own our bodies,” she writes. “Very often in these cases, the question arises about what is really tangible and what is not and where is the borderline between physical things and emotions.”

According to Jokinen, visual allegories can be found in almost all living organisms, and her work is there to articulate these allegories. Scroll down to see some of her intricate work.

The post Raija Jokinen Breaks Intangible Things Into Pieces appeared first on MobiSpirit.

“When I was younger I only associated textiles with quilts and clothing, more functional items,” she admitted in an interview Textile Artist. “I had a lot of stigmas about what art was, and it took a lot of time, exploration, and life experience to break down those perimeters.”

These explorations included dabbling in fine art, graphic design, and textiles. “I struggled with labels and thought I could only be one type of artist,” Kozma explained. “Initially, I was convinced I would become a figure painter, as many of us do, being immersed in countless hours of drawing nude models in art school. It wasn’t until I started painting life-size portraits on fabric that I started to get the textile itch.”

That textile itch got her to where she is today. Her untraditional art is exhibited in solo exhibitions around the US, but you can also follow her on Instagram:

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