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Weaving a Trillium off-loom video by Wendy Carpenter at Interfibers Studio Gallery.

The Trillium tapestry is part of an exploration series entitled "Abstracting nature."

 It is my personal expressionism style of tapestry off-loom weaving derived from abstracting the natural world. 

Hello, fellow fiber artists, jewelers, seamstresses, and quilters:  Wendy Carpenter here at Interfibers Studio Gallery in Fish Creek, Wisconsin. I am just wrapping up my 37th season in Door County and find myself at a crossroad. I am not ready to sell my property, but also, don't want to continue in the same operating manner! I am looking to share the studio and gallery space with another artist because I enjoy working in an artist energy charged space. I am also wanting to free up some of my time committed to the gallery and share operating expenses. I have a beautiful cathedral...

Hi there! Wendy Carpenter here at Interfibers Studio Gallery. I am having a special “Holiday Clothing Sale” in Green Bay on November 12th, noon-3pm. The event will be held at Lisa Iapalucci’s house, 1916 Deckner street. I work with the indigenous weavers of Guatemala, teaching them how to design and sew contemporary garments with their hand weaved jaspe’ fabric. I created my fair trade project “Creating Revenue through the Arts” nine years ago, sewing simple items to now fine crafted apparel. My work with the Mayan weavers provides a specialized skill and higher standard of living for the women, their...

From the artist, Wendy Carpenter... My contemporary fine art of fiber sculptures and hangings reveal my personal expressionism style derived from borderline “abstract-literal” interpretations. My work captures the emotion and power of objects through abstracting the natural world. My primary art work is commission work…Custom designed fiber wall sculpture for large interior wall spaces…Art designs to be viewed from a distance for an interior space that requires visual and acoustic softening. I start with making my art materials. The process of making my materials (weaving fabric, making paper pulp, stone cutting or collecting found objects) inspires me to create a...