Susan Zimmerman
Ordered Chaos, 2022-2024
linen, natural dyes, acrylic medium, pva glue, thread 40"h x 30"w x 3"d
Artist-dyed and stiffened linen has been cut, folded into strips of varying widths and length, handwoven together in a large rectangle, secured by machine stitching or pva glue, then folded and cut apart with portions of strips removed and added in the deconstruction process. Selvage strips indicating the name of the tannins used, plant dyes, and overdyes have been included throughout the composition.
Susan Zimmerman
Piet’s Ungrid, 2023
linen, natural dyes, acrylic medium, thread 58"h x 46"w x 5"d
Close up of sculptural wall-hanging composed of botanically dyed, stiffened linen strips with set-in, machine-stitched, solid panels turns and twists away from the wall, creating cast shadows and dimensionality.
Susan Zimmerman
Rainbow Connections, 2023
linen, natural dyes, acrylic medium, thread 36" h x 31"w x 5"d
In this three-dimensional, wavelike wall hanging, multi-colored vertical strips of artist-dyed linen are secured by a weft of hand-knotted, dyed linen thread. Machine stitching on the vertical strips and piecing of different colors within strips create the surface design.