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Features
42 | UNPREDICTABLE RESULTS
by Victor Cassidy
Up close and personal, Lia Cook’s newest
works in Jacquard explore the emotional and
structural possibilities of the woven image.

44 | E-TEXTILES: ELECTRONIC AND

EXTRAORDINARY
by Janet Collins
In the growing field of electronic textiles, two
university campuses in North America are
emerging as epicenters for groundbreaking
research and experimentation.

48 | ETHEREAL SCULPTURE
by Sue Taylor
The heirloom-inspired creations of Linda
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Hutchins, rendered life-size in ghostly organza,
speak to the fleeting nature of both making and
memory.

50 | LIBERATING THE PAST

by Spike Gillespie
The discovery of revealing family documents
lead artist Stephen Beal on a quest to rectify the
wrongs of long-ago with needle and thread.

52 | HISTORY IN THE MAKING

by Rachel B. Cochran
A passion for collecting relics of domesticity
feeds the creative drive and textile explorations
of quilt artist Diane Savona.

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ON THE COVER: Diane Savona, Overgrown Fossil (detail),
2008; salvaged nightgown, sweater, crochet, handmade
felt, hand-dyed; handsewn; 68" x 49". Savona’s work is
featured on page 52. Photo by the artist. Page 44: A Hu-
ichol girl in the Sierra Madre Region of Mexico reads at
night using her Portable Light Unit made with solar photo-
voltaic material. Courtesy of KVA MATx. Page 42: Lia
Cook, China Maze Doll (detail), 2008; cotton and rayon
thread, woven on a TC-1 Jacquard loom; 72" x 51". Cour-
tesy of browngrotta arts, Wilton, Connecticut. Photo by the
artist. Page 48: Linda Hutchins, Egg Basket, 2008; or-
ganza and thread; handsewn; 3½" x 9½" x 9½". Courtesy

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of Pulliam Gallery, Portland, Oregon. Photo: Dan Kvitka.
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Departments
22 | Profiles
Whitney Stansell | Alex Friedman | Mary Smull

26 | Collecting
De-Accessories: The Recycle LACMA Project

28 | Creative Process
An Encaustic Studio Intensive | Making the Cut | Smart Textiles
at MICA

34 | Practical Matters
Making Connections

38 | Sampling
Fiber-Postcard Valentines

56 | Reviews

26 ArtCloth: Engaging New Visions | Slash: Paper Under the Knife

62 | Travel & Traditions

The Hubbell Trading Post | Brown Sheep Company
Fourth Street 4 Exhibition Catalogs 60
Letters 6 Current & Coming 64 80 | Curtains
Contributors 6 Competitions & Opportunities 72 Christy Matson: Ill Communication
Commentary 8 Advertisers’ Index 76
News & Notes 10 Bazaar 76
Previews 18 Classifieds 77
Books 36 Resources 78
on the web
fiberarts.com
above: Alex Friedman, Matrix, 2008; wool weft, cotton warp; tapestry •  More fiber-postcard valentines
techniques include eccentric weft, hatching, pick pick, soumak, and •  More work from the Recycle LACMA project
interlocks as needed; 40" x 51" x 2". Photo: Kate Cameron. •  Early work from Linda Hutchins
•  Updated exhibition and competition listings

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