Shelley BrucarContemporary Fiber Art

• Colors, textures and patterns on fabric fascinate and energize me. I use cloth, dyes and thread as a painter uses canvas and paint. Wherever I go, I look for inspiration and ideas; camera in hand, I study lines and markings in nature and on man-made structures for creating unique screens which become my tools for adding color and texture to my work. I start with white fabric, dye it, screen it, put color in, take color out, paint it and stitch it.

• • I have gradually moved from layering of

fabric to more whole-cloth surface design and from mostly representational to more impressionistic, allowing the piece to lead and inspire.

• The tranquility of the natural world is my inspiration. I want to share this sense of serenity, to encourage the viewer to let go of life’s daily demands and step into the art.

Floating Leaves Revisited

Bridge I

Stormy

Standing Tall III

A Room with a View

Blackbird

Winter Dream

Turtle Crossing II

Wildfires II

Gentle Passage

A Place in My Heart

Morning Reverie

Slow Dance

Skylights