Custom designed 3D fiber art wall hangings & sculptures
by Door County Artist, Wendy Carpenter.
Wendy
Carpenter designs large 3D woven wall hangings in a mix
textile media consisting of weaving, dyeing, papermaking
& basketry. Her work expresses a connection with nature
through form, color and tactile material. She has woven
fiber wall hangings for 36 years. Wendy's commissioned
work provides a unique and personal opportunity for
personal custom artwork. She also owns Interfibers
Studio Gallery in Fish Creek and is celebrating her 32nd
year.
Wendy studied contemporary
3D fiber art for the wall and fiber sculpture in
Olympia, WA, at the Evergreen state college, Rio-Grande
tapestry weaving in Taos, New Mexico, and completed her
BA through the University of Wisconsin, studying with
paper artist Karon Winzenz. She received a grant in 2002
to study liturgical fiber art and has since been
commission by several churches.
Wendy has over 20 years of
teaching experience with university Master degree
students, K-12 artist-in-residence programs and intimate
small art school classes. For the last 9 years she has
worked with craftsman/women in Central America sewing
clothing and custom cutting jadeite and Door County
geodes. The textile work focuses on Wendy's clothing
designs woven with the traditional ikat fabric so
prevalent in Guatemala. And with the custom stones Wendy
creates timeless sterling silver jewelry to accent the
precious jadeite from Guatemala and quartz geodes from
Door County. |