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AMELIA S. FITCH Waltham, MassachusettsHeadless Women Real and Imagined - Anne Boleyn; 2018; linen, wood, embroidery floss, seed beads; embroidery, picot beading; 9 x 8 in.

TONI J. BROGAN Roxbury, New York Complete Chaos; 2018; braided cotton rope, wool, vintage yarn, muslin, piping cord, sash cord, cotton twine, string; weaving, double weave, knotting, crochet, wrapping, binding supplemental weaving; 46 x 32 x 1.5 in.

JILL M. CHADEK Two Rivers, WisconsinButterfly Mirage; 2017; merino wool fibers, upcycled silk fabric, mawata silk, tussah silk fibers, wool nepps; nuno felting; 30 x 20 x .25 in.

KATHRYNE BOURGEOIS Lorraine, Quebec Tea with Leonard Cohen; 2018; merino, Corriedale, satin wool, dyed locks, satin hankies, dyed nepps, Angelina fibers, Berghof wool, cat claws, guitar string wires, brass base tripod; wet felting; 20 x 17 x 12 in.

TALIA CONNELLY Bellevue, Washington My Blood is Proof They Exist: Pt One, The Separation; 2018; wool, hand-dyed mohair, rayon, metallic, and transparent opalescent nylon yarn; double cloth woven jacquard; 60 x 108 in.

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An artist has to be a little like Lewis and Clark, always exploring in new, uncharted directions. — C.W. MUNDY

Fiber artists continue to push the boundaries of the medium toward the future, continually expanding their use of materials and techniques. More and more artists are choosing fiber as their medium or are taking note of fiber techniques and borrowing them for use with other mediums. Fiber Art Now is proud to have been part of the expansion of fiber arts since our Premier Issue Fall 2011.

We’ve developed the Emerging Artist Showcase to support this evolution and to give artists who have recently chosen to work in fiber, or with fiber techniques, the opportunity to have their work shown in Fiber Art Now, an international magazine for contemporary fiber art and textiles. If your work has not been selected for this showcase, consider submitting another piece for our next Emerging Artist submission opportunity. Learn more at www.fiberartnowentry.com.Please join us now in celebrating new fiber artists and their work in this Artist Showcase 2018.

CURATED BY MARCIA YOUNG

JESSICA GRADY Castleford, England Fragments; 2017; textiles, plastic, metal and thread including recycled and repurposed materials; hand embroidery and mixed media embellishments; 20 x 20 x 4 in.

DONG KYU KIM Fort Lee, New Jersey The United Stitches; 2017; receipts (recycled thermal paper) and satin thread on Swiffer (microfiber); handmade needle work (hand stitches); 63 x 55 in.

LISA KLOFKORN Alameda, CaliforniaBovine Reliquary; 2017; cardboard, book cloth, thread, lint, wool, magnets, metal clasp, milk tokens; book box construction built with acid free cardboard, exterior and interior covered with sewn panels, sewn pockets containing dairy “relics”; 25 x 19 x 6.75 in.

LISA LACKEY Maplewood, New Jersey 6 AV LCL; 2016; fabric, thread, and canvas; fabric collage overstitched by hand and machine; 36 x 36 in.

JESSICA LONG Renton, WashingtonQueen Bee; 2017; cotton embroidery floss, cotton/linen blend fabric; hand embroidered; 10 x 10 in.

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HEATHER J. O’FLAHERTY Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia Brine; 2017; reclaimed denim scraps and fabrics, embroidery floss, antique buttons, reclaimed fishing tracer line, cardboard and packing materials, marine plywood mounting, handmade paper clay, acrylic paint, varnish; handcrafted sculpt of form and tusks, loose boro-styled mending using fabric scraps for hide contours, oversized free-form embroidery stitches to create pelt; 31.49 x 31.49 x 31.49 in.

CANDACE G. PRATTPortland, OregonAlzheimer’s - A Continuum; 2017; stainless steel cable, satin ribbon and LED-lit fiber optic strands; Navajo-style weaving; 60 x 40 x 6 in.

TARYN O’REILLY Philadelphia, Pennsylvania To Forget; 2015; upholstered lounge chair, embroidery floss, window frame, polyester fabric and ribbon; sewing and embroidery; 108 x 96 x 48 in.

ANEESA S. SHAMI Inglewood, California River; 2017; used book pages and linen/viscose yarn; woven strips of book pages; 89 x 22 x 27 in.