Sylvia Greer Artworks - Fiber and Fabric

"Cho Cho San"
Combination of hand dyed, handwoven fabric, with rayon and silk fibers in the warp and weft. Hand painted design on silk fabric with Jacquard dyes. This garment, along with two others is featured in the March/April 2001 issue of Vogue Pattern Magazine.
$1200

"Denu"
This cotton garment represents the weavings of Gilbert Ahiabgle from West Africa and my own. I wove the main panel in an Ikat style, in a pattern called Shadow Weave. The lining of this garment also tells the story of how Anansi, the spider, brought the gift of weaving to West Africa.
$1200

"Giraffic Park"
This garment is woven using an ancient Japanese rag weaving technique called Saki Ori. Combination of hand dyed cotton strips and silk screened fabric (giraffes at sunset), which was purchased in Zanzibar. The lining is silk and shibori dyed. This jacket won the Best of Show award in "Jubilations," a 1999 Cincinnati Handweavers Exhibit.
$1200

Artist's Statement:
Since childhood, I have always been fascinated by fabrics -- fabric construction, as well as fabric collecting. Through my father, a native of Guatemala, I became acquainted with ethnic textiles and handweaving. My mother, a tailor, instilled me with an enthusiasm for designing and creating garments. I had my first weaving and textile class in high school, but it was not until much later that I purchased a loom -- I now own three looms. While employed by the Los Angeles City Schools, I taught a wide variety of art techniques. The garments I create unite my interests in travel and ethnic textiles. Creating clothing is my way of expressing and sharing my interests with others. They are my "Fibertrails."

Education:
BA, University of California, Los Angeles
MA, University of Southern California
Graduate Studies, California State University
Art Studies in Indonesia, University of California, Berkeley

Affiliations:
The Artists' Studio, Palos Verdes Art Center
Designing Weavers of Los Angeles
Southern California Handweavers' Guild
Pacific Asia Museum, Pasadena, Docent Council

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