Fiber Work

These works are inspired by weaving passed down from family, who emigrated from Poland and settled in West Virginia. They were farmers and bootleggers and fiber artists. I am currently exploring weaving with invasive species that have begun to inundate yards, fields, and trees. These species include English ivy, periwinkle, kudzu, and multifloral rose. Above all, I'm curious about useful works that creates relationships between invasive species, animals, and healthy fields. I appreciate the fractal patterns of roots and how every pattern, every interaction, every breath, carries connections.  Generally, I believe in the idea that anything can be anything else, and used to fix anything. Jerry-rigging is its own form of art. 

I raise angora rabbits and spin their fiber. This is a new exploration for me, and I'm excited about what's ahead. Rabbits are a particularly interesting animal to have as a gardener and weaver, because the manure can be directly applied to plants, unlike other forms of manure, which must age first. The plants that grow from the manure go back to the rabbits. Rabbits also eat some of the weeds that as a culture, we've been taught to destroy, such as dandelion, smart weed, and plantain. Rabbits are contributors to the earth, and I wonder how we can do the same.

All the materials that I use are biodegradable fibers (cotton, wool, plant, stone.)

​Contact: christa dot romanosky at gmail.com