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Amos Amit was born In the Galilee region of Israel. He has worked (self-taught) in the batik technique for 56 years and has participated in art exhibits throughout the United States for the past 49 years.
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Amos Amit
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Connie Blair
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Fuyuko Matsubara
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Jeri Vitello
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Kathy Dinsmore
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LaVerne Kemp
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Leni Hoch
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Linda Dujmic
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Miriam Stewart Murrell
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Sondra Sardis
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Susan Radford
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Tatiana Rakhamanina
Amos Amit
Connie Blair
After graduating from Edinboro University with a BS in Art Education and graduate studies at Indiana University concentrating in fabrics, I taught art in the Kiski Area School District for 33 years. I have always had an interest in fabric techniques. I enrolled in felting classes after retiring in 2008. I discovered a passion for felting and have combined my love of flowers in my present work. Flowers have always been a source of inspiration in my work. My business TENDER BLOSSOMS, was started to dry and frame wedding bouquets. As my enjoyment of the felting process grew, I began marketing my work at local art centers. I became a member of the Pittsburgh Craftsmen’s Guild 5 years ago. I sell my work at the Westmoreland Museum of American Art,
http://tenderblossomscreations.com
Fuyuko Matsubara
Fuyuko was born and grew up in Sapporo, Japan. She studied at Musashino Art University in Tokyo and received a BA and a MA in Product Design. She came to the United States in order to study further at Cranbrook Academy of Art in Michigan where she received a MFA in Fiber Art. Fuyuko’s main medium is pictorial weaving which involves complex methods of dyeing and re-weaving. It is internationally recognized along with her other worldly spiritual imagery. She also works on silk painting and is working on the theme of “Light of Seeds,” expressing energy of growth. In her most recent series are entitled “Lights-cape” and “Blossoms of Light”, she depicts the positive quality of light. She has been exhibiting her work nationally and internationally. She has received Individual Artist Grants from New York Foundation for the Arts and Pennsylvania Council on the Arts. She served at the Metropolitan Museum of Art as a Senior Restorer and taught fiber and textile art courses in numerous institutions. She recently retired from Indiana University of Pennsylvania. Now she is enjoying her free time producing art work, raising plants and animals, watching nature, and visiting botanical gardens, galleries, and museums.
https://www.fmartworks.com
Jeri Vitello
It could be said that my weaving career began when I was ten years old and wove potholders in Brownies. But it wasn’t until I sat at a floor loom 31 years later that I fully realized the joy and wonder of weaving.
I hand paint my wood pulp warps. I weave using complex weave structures. I construct my garments using my own designs.
Kathy Dinsmore
I grew up in Robesonia, PA and have always been involved with doing traditional fiber crafts – learning at an early age to knit, crochet, embroider, and sew. I majored in Art Education at IUP. It was there that I learned the basics of weaving. My interest in weaving led me to acquire a loom not long after graduating college. I began weaving professionally in the late 1980’s but personal issues took me away from the field for about 10 years. I am also heavily involved with community theater; performing, directing, designing sets, and building costumes. Much of my life is spent in artistic pursuits, so I decided to step back into the challenging world of creating fine craft as a living, starting The Wandering Vine in late 2002 as a full-time professional weaver. My work can be seen at various fine craft shows and fiber festivals throughout the mid-Atlantic. Awards include: artistic excellence at the Three Rivers Arts Festival, Best Craft in Show at the Quaker Arts Festival, and Best Fiber at the New Hope Arts and Crafts Festival. I am a member of the Craftsmen’s Guild of Pittsburgh and a Master Artisan in the Pennsylvania Guild of Craftsmen.
www.thewanderingvine.net
LaVerne Kemp
LaVerne’s award winning textiles have been a fixture of Pittsburgh’s fiber art community for the past 4 decades. She is known for her bold use of color, texture and patterns in her textiles. Her works also include wall sculptures and home decor which has been featured extensively across the United States in various art exhibits. In her larger sculptural pieces, she is know for her large tree themed works which have been featured in the African American Art Exhibition at Actors Theater in Louisville Kentucky , The Carroll Harris SImms National Black Art Exhibition in Dallas Texas and The National African American Museum in Wilberforce Ohio LaVerne’s central focus has been on wearable art and accessories including, shawls, jackets, ponchos, and hats. She also incorporates dying, felting and spinning into her work. Over the years her work has evolved into an art form beyond traditional weaving techniques. She has explored and incorporated on and off loom weaving, batik, hand made felt, traditional and Japanese Shibori dying, beading, photo transfer and quilting. LaVerne has been a committed teaching artist for children and adults for over 25 years through the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts and the Pittsburgh Center for the Arts where she provides fiber art residencies. LaVerne is currently the Vice President of Women of Visions, Inc , Fiberarts Guild of Pittsburgh and the Craftsmens Guild of Pittsburgh. LaVerne is also a member of the MonMade /Origins team of artist and designers In celebrating their 40th year as the countries premier African American arts organization Women of Visions has participated in exhibitions at the University Art Galley, Kenkelaba Gallery in New York and is preparing for an exhibit at the Carnegie Museum of Art and Concept Art Gallery fall of 2022.
http://www.lavernekempstudios.com
Leni Hoch
My name is Leni Hoch. My life of textile/ fabric person started as early at 5 designing my first grade wardrobe with my Mom.
I graduated Moore College of Art with a Textile Arts BFA and a Fellowship winner. Masters from Tyler School of Art.
I started immediately selling hand woven garments in 1975.
American Craft Council Shows nurtured business acumen. Studio life was production of beautiful ,feminine clothing and in hand dyed fabrics.
I’m now working solo with student assistance.
Linda Dujmic
Linda Dujmic is a Pittsburgh potter and fiber artist. She creates functional and decorative art with imagery that express her love of nature. Her clay work includes wheel thrown and hand built pieces. Her fiber creations include art quilts, quilted wall hangings, table runners and eco-printed scarves.
Miriam Stewart Murrell
I have been a handweaver for many yrs. I use natural fibers such as tencel and cotton to weave material on a multi-harness floor loom. Complex weaving patterns are used to spotlight colors and uniqueness of technique. I cut and sew material into easy care garments and scarves that are timeless.
Sondra Sardis
I learned to sew in school. Fashion has interested me since I was a child making paper clothes for paper dolls. BA art history. I year at Italian University.
My own meld of 1960’s and modern casual. I began my artisan career in 1985. exhibited in museum shows and ACC.
Susan Radford
Tatiana Rakhamanina
Tatiana learned the basics of the millinery trade from her grandmother Larissa in Russia. In 1990 she emigrated to the United States, and in 1995 founded her company Hats by Tatiana Rakhmanina. In the early 2000s she studied hat making with Mrs Rose Cory, a milliner by appointment to HM the Queen Mother. Her hats have won awards at the Kentucky Derby, been exhibited at the Smithsonian Craft Show. Tatiana continues to create her hats for customers around the globe. She also teaches millinery trade.
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