Evelyn Politzer
Past, Present and Future Connections, 2020
Free-form weaving with hand-dyed yarn and threads. Wire wrapped frame. 60" x 45" x 7"
This piece was free-form woven to celebrate the 100th anniversary of women's right to vote. It is see-through, as transparent as our relationships should be, and purposely shaped like a flag moving with the wind. There are 36 stars abstractly woven to represent the 36 states needed to ratify the 19th Amendment to the US Constitution in 1920.
Evelyn Politzer
Threads of Connection, 2021
Hand knit with merino and other materials. Hand embroidery on linen. 12' x 8' x 8"
This hand-knit and woven piece was inspired by Anais Nin's "Ladders of Fire", 1959. "She was weaving and sewing and mending because he carried in himself no thread of connection ... of continuity or repair ... She sewed ... so that the warmth would no seep out of their day together, the soft interskin of their relationship."
Evelyn Politzer
Nesting IV, 2022
Sculptural installation knit with hand dyed silk and merino yarn. Repurposed fiber filling. Wire. Natural branches. 5' x 8'
This series aims to bring our attention to the beauty and fragility of nature. Each nest's form is designed at various levels of abstraction yet they all evoke a safe, familiar space, embracing without constraining.
Evelyn Politzer
Free to hang, 2022
Hand-dyed merino wool, repurposed fiber filling. Mounted on rebar. 36" x 46" x 5"
I want to pay homage to all women and to the freedom that comes with age; our ability to gracefully accept the passing of time and our varying bodies.
Evelyn Politzer
Felt Seascapes, 2024
Wet felted merino roving and recycled silk threads 4.5' x 18'
Depicting South Florida's seascapes in a way that mimics the hazy and swirling visuals one sees when about to fall asleep. By creating these almost dream-like images, the idea is to communicate that we need to take better care of our natural environments, before they become ephemeral.
Evelyn Politzer
Felt Dreamscapes, 2024
Wet felted merino roving. Hand knit vines and other sculptural elements 3 panels of 4.5' x 7' x 3" each
Depicting South Florida's landscapes, I urge viewers to notice and appreciate threatened natural environments.
Evelyn Politzer
Water on Mars, 2025
Hand-dyed wool and silk yarn, and other fibers sewn and applied on linen. 14" x 37" x 2"
A serendipity of play with my materials ;)
Evelyn Politzer
Brushstrokes, 2025
Hand dyed merino wool "paint strokes" on linen. 59" x 57"
Brushstrokes is my personal interpretation of the work of Joaquin Torres Garcia, a fellow Uruguayan artist, born in Montevideo nearly 90 years before me. The geometric abstraction at the heart of Torres Garcia's Universal Constructivism influenced my composition, which is built from "brushstrokes" of wool yarn applied to linen.
Evelyn Politzer
Overflowing Dreams, 2022
Hand-dyed merino wool applied and embroidered onto linen. Acrylic paint 8' x 8' (3 pieces)
When I first moved to Miami, FL I was plagued with nightmares of floods and rising tides. These panels are a reflection of those Overflowing Dreams, and an attempt to speak of them so as to protect our city and people from them coming true.
Evelyn Politzer
Knitting as Poetry. Reflection on the Natural Environment, 2018
Hand knit and crocheted with kettle dyed merino yarn wool Each installation window is 5' x 21' x 20"
Installation on left window is "Every Drop Counts" consisting on more than 50 hand knit drop sculptures. Right window installation "Nesting" consists on 12 soft sculptures with different levels of abstraction. Aiming to bring our attention to the beauty and fragility of nature.
