An award winning fiber artist, Kami is currently and happily living out of a suitcase again. Her work is available at juried fine art and craft shows, in galleries around the US, and online.
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Artist Statement
A nomadic past with a focus on environmental conservation and humanitarian services has exposed me to global influences in design and culture, eclectic natural and man-made environmental aesthetics, and has fostered my desire to create functional and visual art with an ecological sensitivity. As a second generation fiber artist, I freely explore the traditional art of wet felting, the fusing of raw fibers into a textile form with soap, water, and agitation, as well as the contemporary techniques of nuno (fabric) and laminate (multi fabric layer) felting. I combine renewable natural fiber resources, salvaged and reclaimed fabrics, and my own hand dyed fabrics and fibers to organically create each of my works of art. I allow the materials I use, and influences and experiences in my life, past and present, to guide me instinctively in color and design. Deliberately abstract, but not random, my play of color and pattern placement are meant to evoke emotion. |
Exhibitions
2020 Alabama Sampler, Aaron Sanders Head, Greensboro, AL
80/20, Alabama Women's Caucus for Art, Lowe Mill ARTS & Entertainment, Huntsville, AL
B20: Wiregrass Biennial, Wiregrass Museum of Art, Dothan, AL
Embracing Art XVII, Carnegie Arts Center, Decatur, AL
Member Showcase, Alabama Women's Caucus for Art, Union Grove Gallery, University of Alabama, Huntsville, AL
2019 The Art of Detailing, Southern Highland Craft Guild Focus Gallery, Asheville, NC
Member Exhibition, Southern Highland Craft Guild Main Gallery, Asheville, NC
Member Exhibition, Piedmont Craftsmen Gallery, Winston-Salem, NC
Fiber Explorations: Regional Artists Exhibit, Yoknapatawpha Arts Council, Oxford, MS
Perfect Imperfection: Embracing Wabi Sabi, Southern Highland Craft Guild Main Gallery, Asheville, NC
2018 Visual Arts Fellowship Exhibition, Alabama State Council on the Arts, Montgomery, AL
SHCG Member Exhibition, Appalachian Regional Commission, Washington DC
2017 Fiber Art VIII International Biennial Fiber Arts Exhibition, Sebastopol Center for the Arts/Surface Design Association, CA
2016 Emerging Artists Showcase, Fiber Art Now
2020 Alabama Sampler, Aaron Sanders Head, Greensboro, AL
80/20, Alabama Women's Caucus for Art, Lowe Mill ARTS & Entertainment, Huntsville, AL
B20: Wiregrass Biennial, Wiregrass Museum of Art, Dothan, AL
Embracing Art XVII, Carnegie Arts Center, Decatur, AL
Member Showcase, Alabama Women's Caucus for Art, Union Grove Gallery, University of Alabama, Huntsville, AL
2019 The Art of Detailing, Southern Highland Craft Guild Focus Gallery, Asheville, NC
Member Exhibition, Southern Highland Craft Guild Main Gallery, Asheville, NC
Member Exhibition, Piedmont Craftsmen Gallery, Winston-Salem, NC
Fiber Explorations: Regional Artists Exhibit, Yoknapatawpha Arts Council, Oxford, MS
Perfect Imperfection: Embracing Wabi Sabi, Southern Highland Craft Guild Main Gallery, Asheville, NC
2018 Visual Arts Fellowship Exhibition, Alabama State Council on the Arts, Montgomery, AL
SHCG Member Exhibition, Appalachian Regional Commission, Washington DC
2017 Fiber Art VIII International Biennial Fiber Arts Exhibition, Sebastopol Center for the Arts/Surface Design Association, CA
2016 Emerging Artists Showcase, Fiber Art Now
Honors and Awards
2019 Saunders Dawson Award of Excellence in Fibers, Piedmont Craftsmen, Winston-Salem, NC
Honorable Mention, River Clay Fine Arts Festival, Decatur, AL
Peak Award, Monte Sano Art Festival, Huntsville, AL
2018 Individual Artist (Craft) Fellowship, Alabama State Council on the Arts, Montgomery, AL
Merit Award (Fiber), River Arts Fest, Memphis, TN
2017 Honorable Mention, River Clay Fine Arts Festival, Decatur, AL
2016 2nd Place, River Clay Fine Arts Festival, Decatur, AL
2014 1st Place Fiber, Art on the Lake, Guntersville, AL
2019 Saunders Dawson Award of Excellence in Fibers, Piedmont Craftsmen, Winston-Salem, NC
Honorable Mention, River Clay Fine Arts Festival, Decatur, AL
Peak Award, Monte Sano Art Festival, Huntsville, AL
2018 Individual Artist (Craft) Fellowship, Alabama State Council on the Arts, Montgomery, AL
Merit Award (Fiber), River Arts Fest, Memphis, TN
2017 Honorable Mention, River Clay Fine Arts Festival, Decatur, AL
2016 2nd Place, River Clay Fine Arts Festival, Decatur, AL
2014 1st Place Fiber, Art on the Lake, Guntersville, AL
Publications
2014 No'Ala Huntsville Nov/Dec
2014 No'Ala Huntsville Nov/Dec
Memberships and Affiliations
Alabama's Women's Caucus for Art (2020)
Carolina Designer Craftsmen Guild (2020)
Piedmont Craftsmen (2019- )
Craftsmen Guild of Mississippi (2018-2020)
Huntsville Museum of Art - Teaching Artist (2018-2020)
Southern Highland Craft Guild (2017- )
Alabama Designer Craftsmen (2017- )
American Craft Council (2016-2020)
Fiber Art Now (2016-2020)
Surface Design Association (2016-2018)
Flying Monkey Arts Collective (2014-2018)
Lowe Mill ARTS & Entertainment (2014-2018)
Alabama's Women's Caucus for Art (2020)
Carolina Designer Craftsmen Guild (2020)
Piedmont Craftsmen (2019- )
Craftsmen Guild of Mississippi (2018-2020)
Huntsville Museum of Art - Teaching Artist (2018-2020)
Southern Highland Craft Guild (2017- )
Alabama Designer Craftsmen (2017- )
American Craft Council (2016-2020)
Fiber Art Now (2016-2020)
Surface Design Association (2016-2018)
Flying Monkey Arts Collective (2014-2018)
Lowe Mill ARTS & Entertainment (2014-2018)
