fiber art Archives — Colossal

an embroidery of a cartoon figure cutting rope from a tied barge

Join Us for a Colossal x Joy Machine Workshop with Peter Frederiksen

February 11, 2025

detail of a an abstract, bright weaving radiating fiber in other colors into a puffy form, with long fibers gathered and draping long at the bottom

Signe Emdal’s Chromatic Weavings Manifest Wonder and Joy

February 10, 2025

a ceramic sculpture of a face with a small flower with a face on its hair. a blue ceramic worm sits in front

Announcing Joy Machine, a New Art Gallery in Chicago

February 10, 2025

a detail fo a colorful abstract embroidery on blue fabric

Order and Chaos Entwine in Abstract Embroideries by Kristine Stattin

February 5, 2025

a view looking up at the atrium of a white snake net swirling upward and a square brown net hanging over

Ernesto Neto Crochets an Enormous Snake to Slither Inside Le Bon Marché

January 31, 2025

a realistic relief textile work of a dog lounging on a tiled floor, made via rug hooking

Lifelike Canines Lounge in Emily O’Leary Uncanny Hooked Rugs

January 13, 2025

a wall installation made using blue-and-white fiber and blue-and-white glazed ceramic plates with the fiber connecting through holes in the plates and draping elegantly

Nicole McLaughlin’s Mixed-Media Sculptures Celebrate Craft, Heritage, and New Life

January 8, 2025

an embroidery hoop with numerous embroidered icons in different colors, each icon representing a day of the year

Sophie O’Neill’s Detailed Embroidery Journals Chronicle All 365 Days of the Year

January 8, 2025

a detail of a white porcelain vessel embroidered with blue cotton thread

Embroidered Ceramic Vessels by Caroline Harrius Merge Disparate Crafts

January 7, 2025

a strikingly realistic sculpture of a yellow and purple butterfly made from embroidery thread and wire

Yumi Okita’s Butterflies and Botanicals Metamorphose from Colorful Thread

December 2, 2024

a colorful tapestry with a vibrant blue sky and mountain-like forms. a metal line and rectangle are affixes to the weaving

At 94, the Pioneering Lee ShinJa Weaves a New Tradition for Feminist Textile Art

August 22, 2024

crocheted forms resembling corals along with tufts of latch-hooked and hanging yarn come together in a hanging wall piece evoking underwater ecosystems

Vanessa Barragão’s Fibrous Coral Tapestries Unfurl the Delicacy of Marine Ecosystems

May 29, 2024

a wheel with floral thread sculptures on top

Through the Work of More than 60 Artists, ‘The Golden Thread’ Traces the Rise of Textiles in Contemporary Art

May 7, 2024

a miniature knit cardigan inspired by Van Gogh's "Starry Night"

Althea Crome’s Miniature Sweaters Test the Limits of Traditional Knitting

May 6, 2024

Francine LeClercq Stitches Thousands of Pixels from Surveillance Footage

April 1, 2024

Found and Natural Materials Prevail in This Year’s Shortlist for the Loewe Craft Prize

February 14, 2024