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KUTZTOWN UNIVERSITY STUDENT PORTFOLIO
Fall 2016 - Spring 2017
View 20 samples of works created by both Advanced and Intro Textiles & Material Studies and Weaving students
 Advanced; Textiles and Material Studies Studio IAdvanced; Textiles and Material Studies Studio I; 2016; Crocheted yarn and nails; 5 pieces at 15”x 8”x 8”; final piece of the semester, the piece was devised by the student to build toward a complete body of work based on the stages of anxiety |  Advanced; Weaving Studio III; 2016Advanced; Weaving Studio III; 2016; woven materials, variety of surface design techniques, crochet and felting; 3 at approximately 12”x12”x12”; these pieces were devised by the student to build toward a complete body of work based on creature development while incorporating environments they may inhabit |
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 Intro; Textiles and Material Studies IIntro; Textiles and Material Studies I; 2016; Felting Project; The students were required to explore felting through the exaggeration of the human body in any form |  Advanced; Weaving Studio IAdvanced; Weaving Studio I; 2016; Wearable; the student was exploring the boundaries of color in this deflected double weave process |
 Intro; Textiles and Material Studies IIntro; Textiles and Material Studies I; 2017; Coiling Project; For their first projects students created pieces using coiling as the main construction method; reference material stemmed from images from nature, using the shape as the primary focus for the sculpture |  Advanced; Textiles and Material Studies Studio II; 2016Advanced; Textiles and Material Studies Studio II; 2016; 7 separate embroideries at approximately 5"x7"; Final piece of the semester, student was exploring how opening the chakras through yoga can affect line quality and body form |
 Advanced; Textiles and Material Studies Studio II; 2017Advanced; Textiles and Material Studies Studio II; 2017; Fabric Tubes, filled with shredded paper and knit together; over 6'x2'; First piece of the semester, the piece was devised by the student to build toward a complete body of work based on living with depression |  Advanced; Weaving Studio IIAdvanced; Weaving Studio II; 2017; Pick up double weave (double sided); 3 at approximately 5”x7”; these pieces were created to become part of a fabric book that will materialize as the final (6 pages total); conceptually the student is working with the idea of being introverted and using words associated with it to interpret them into patterns |
 Advanced; Weaving Studio I; 2016Advanced; Weaving Studio I; 2016; Approximately 10'x4'; Hand painted warp woven to represent astronomical lightwave data collected by the student |  Intro; Weaving I; 2017; Wearable ProjectIntro; Weaving I; 2017; Wearable Project; The second project; students are required to create a patterned wearable on the 4-harness loom; color, texture and through understanding of pattern reading are achieved in this project |
 Advanced; Textiles and Material Studies Studio I; 2017Advanced; Textiles and Material Studies Studio I; 2017; Dyed mop yarn, braided and knotless net; approximately 36”x 24”; Second piece of the semester, the student continued her exploration of knotless net from the first project and is referencing pioneering female fiber artists from the 1960s in a contemporary means |  Intro; Textiles and Material Studies I; 2016; Surface Design ProjectIntro; Textiles and Material Studies I; 2016; Surface Design Project; The students were required to utilize surface design techniques (MX cold water immersion, low-water immersion, and shibori techniques, image transfer, embroidery, sewing, etc.) in the creation of a non-representational self-portrait |
 Intro; Textiles and Material Studies I; 2016; Surface Design ProjectIntro; Textiles and Material Studies I; 2016; Surface Design Project; The students were required to utilize surface design techniques (MX cold water immersion, low-water immersion, and shibori techniques, image transfer, embroidery, sewing, etc.) in the creation of a non-representational self-portrait |  Intro; Textiles and Material Studies I; 2016; Surface Design ProjectIntro; Textiles and Material Studies I; 2016; Surface Design Project; The students were required to utilize surface design techniques (MX cold water immersion, low-water immersion, and shibori techniques, image transfer, embroidery, sewing, etc.) in the creation of a non-representational self-portrait |
 Intro; Textiles and Material Studies I; 2017; Surface Design ProjectIntro; Textiles and Material Studies I; 2016; Surface Design Project; The students were required to utilize surface design techniques (MX cold water immersion, low-water immersion, and shibori techniques, image transfer, embroidery, sewing, etc.) in the creation of a non-representational self-portrait |  Intro, Non-Major; Textiles and Material Studies I; 2017; Coiling ProjectIntro, Non-Major; Textiles and Material Studies I; 2017; Coiling Project; For their first projects students created pieces using coiling as the main construction method; reference material stemmed from images from nature, using the shape as the primary focus for the sculpture |
 Intro, Non-Major; Textiles and Material Studies I; 2017; Coiling ProjectIntro, Non-Major; Textiles and Material Studies I; 2017; Coiling Project; For their first projects students created pieces using coiling as the main construction method; reference material stemmed from images from nature, using the shape as the primary focus for the sculpture |  Intro; Textiles and Material Studies I; 2016; Felting ProjectIntro; Textiles and Material Studies I; 2016; Felting Project; The students were required to explore felting through the exaggeration of the human body in any form |
 Intro; Weaving I; 2016; Painted Warp ProjectIntro; Weaving I; 2016; Painted Warp Project; The final project; to gain a better understanding of color manipulation, students painted their own warp using a color palette of their choosing; also, students are introduced to ikat, a method of warp resist |  Intro; Weaving I; 2016; Tapestry ProjectIntro; Weaving I; 2016; Tapestry Project; The first project; students create complex designs and color interaction in tapestry using an abstracted image from nature |
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