ARTIST
STATEMENT
I am a fiber artist living and working in Woodland Hills ,California. I am engaged
in explorations thru fiber. I am interested in testing the mixing of different
fibers, how they react to each other and how they differ in the way they accept
color and form. Currently I am exploring the use of printing on fiber with rusty
metal. It takes air, heat, moisture and time to transfer color from oxidizing
metal
to fabric. The amount of different colors and shades of rust both amazes and
intrigues me. Layering more color by over dyeing on top of the rust prints it
is always exciting to see how the new color reacts with the rust.
Using this
metal thru the oxidizing process and following its breakdown into dust and small
particles has helped me to connect more with the natural world
around me. Being consciously present with the process assuages my wanting to
be more green. By breaking the metal down I feel like an alchemist transmuting
a disintegrating substance, reintegrating it into the earth and creating a work
of beauty in the process. During this journey into onscious creation I have begun
to integrate more recycled materials into my work and look forward to expanding
in new ways.
I trust and am moved by the unseen forces of energy and connection
running thru
all of us. My art is part of my meditation, a process of creating
as I feel.
Maureen
Cox was born in Los Angeles . She found art traveling the backroads of her
path as a Textile Designer. She entered the world of textiles after
receiving a Certificate in Textile Surface Design from Otis Parsons. At the
beginning of her textile career she decided that she wanted to understand
everything about textiles from the design process to printing so she continued
her schooling
at El Camino College in the art departmet starting with screen
printing which motivated her to continue learning more art processes. She
studied block printing and etching and then branched out into more textile
arts such
as dyeing, discharge, stitching, felting, these studies added more versatility
and interest to her work as a freelance Textile Designer. Recently she had
been concentrating on doing her own work utizilizing a myriad of the techniques
she picked up on her journey into her creative expression. Maureen is excited
and inspired by life and is continually experimenting and learning.
