Artist of the Week: CLaire Renaut, fiber/textile artist based in Seattle and Paris
CLaire Renaut's work draws from specific moments in the news, personal narratives and her French-German upbringing. CLaire Renaut, a fiber/textile artist based in Seattle and Paris, transforms newspaper into yarn, knits, wraps, and weaves it into intricate works rich with place and meaning. Renaut's work draws from specific moments in the news, personal narratives, and her French-German upbringing. She has been creating art with textiles for 22 years and learned to use Shifu, a technique she learned while studying textiles in Japan. Her artistic process involves several stages of research, sketching, selecting colors, yarns, the weave structure, and the technique. The main themes in her art practice are language, culture, and immigration.
Publicerad : 4 timmar sedan förbi Seattle Refined i Lifestyle
CLaire Renaut is a fiber/textile artist based in Seattle and Paris. She transforms newspaper into yarn, then knits, wraps, and weaves it into intricate works rich with place and meaning. Formally trai... [5458 symbols]
