Regina creates
original handwoven wool rugs and wall tapestries that combine a strong
sense of color and design with weaving to make bold design statements.
Her rugs
are “art for the floor.” They are artistic and useful, uplifting
and functional pieces to cover another boundary of a living environment.
Artist's
Statement
There is something very satisfying about the colors and textures of a woven
piece because the luster of the materials add dimension and life to the colors.
The wool was once a living fiber and carries that life into the piece that
I make.
I like exploring how the fiber reflects light and color differently than paint
or other mediums. I weave in a loose, painterly fashion creating my pieces as
I weave, changing color, shapes and format as needed while I build the weaving.
My designs are very graphic and each piece is a one-of-a-kind graphic expression.
To me, a person’s home is like a canvas, it can be filled with merely functional
items or with art and handcrafted objects that have both a function and an aesthetic
purpose. I like being part of a tradition of making something by hand that expresses
beauty while being functional, something that can evoke feelings and emotions
as a painting might, though it uses the floor as the frame for the piece.
