Juniors in Pauline Verbeek-Cowart's Weaving Studio class had critique today on their advanced weave round robin, where student groups set up different looms with weave structures and took turns exploring the possibilities on the loom.
Thank you to Fiber alumni @rachelbhayes for joining us for conversation and breakfast refreshments last Friday. Students enjoyed hearing about Rachel's undergrad experience and trajectory towards becoming a full-time artist. She even brought in her 3
Everyone let out your inner tiger! 🐯 In September, the Fiber department went to Starlight Theater to see the Life of Pi. We were blown away by the puppetry and set design, taking it all in as a department made the experience even more special ❤️
Far and wide, we’re cooking up some ideas to bring alumni together physically and digitally. 💫 Click on our linktree to fill out the KCAI Alumni information update. Even if you're a recent graduate or have been in touch, please complete the f
Fiber ❤️'s You !!! Fiber students turned out to show some love to @kcaifoundation students during the annual Fantastic Hat Parade 🎉 Welcome to the community, freshman 🌟
Where We Meet | Fiber End of Semester show opening TONIGHT from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Postcard image credit to Carmen Cantu.
Carter, He/they - What inspires you to create?  “The concept of intimate moments and community” - What’s your preferred medium / process? “Pictorial, I enjoy mixed media but enjoy a well composed painting or image”
Marissa Smith (she/they) - What inspires you to create?  “There are ants in my skin and bees in my brain and if I didn’t have an outlet for them, I would tear myself apart.” - What’s your preferred medium / process? &ldqu
Abigail Cruz, she/her - What inspires you to create?  “When I think about what inspires me to create, it always comes back to the structure of fiber—the way threads interlock and the endless possibilities that emerge from that. I&rsq
Carly Henley she/her - What inspires you to create?  “I create based on my love for color, and repeat patterns in the form of anatomical structures, and geometric shapes. The outcome of creating shibori dyed textiles continues to generate
Sabrina Ross (she/her) - What inspires you to create? “I make art because I need to- I have a strong pull to create. It is as natural as breathing to me. I find inspiration in the world around me and the feminine experience.” - What&rsquo
Sarah McMurry, she/her - What inspires you to create? “A lot of my inspiration comes from nature and my relationship to it through memory. Growing up, fiber was all around me. My mom is a fashion history professor and teaches patterning, my sis
Newton Ponder (He/Him) - What inspires you to create? “My family inspires me to create. My mom and grandma have a long history in fiber arts, they inspired and encouraged me to create.” - What’s your preferred medium / process? &ldq
Mabel Johnson - What inspires you to create?  “I’ve always been inspired by the idea of making something out of nothing. My mom taught me to sew when I was little, by taking scraps fromclothing my siblings and I had outgrown, by rep
Syd Wilson (He/She) - What inspires you to create?  “Genuinely, if I don’t make art I’ll die. I need to make cute rainbow things or I’ll be so bored I’ll keel over.” - What’s your preferred medium / proc
Charlie Jones (he/him) - What inspires you to create? "My endless well of whimsy" - What’s your preferred medium / process? "Anything and everything except for wire" - What’s one thing you wish more people understood
Carmen Cantu (She/Her) - What inspires you to create? "I could make a list of what inspires me to create into oblivion. Lately I feel that I am a conduit for so many big revelations that have occurred in my recent day to day life and the work so
Local knitwear designer Tabbetha McCale Evans visited fiber for a fabulous forum show-and-tell today. Students learned about her experience as a KCAI fiber alum working for Peruvian Connections.
Students in Pauline Verbeek-Cowart's Intro to weaving and fiber properties class joining together for some large scale knitting!