Featured: Consuelo Jimenez Underwood
If you asked acclaimed fiber artist Consuelo Jimenez Underwood about the meaning of life, love, and the universe, she would probably give you a one-word answer: thread.
Best known for her mixed-media textiles and art installations, Underwood has spent over 30 years mastering an art form as old as mankind. “It’s so metaphoric, that’s why I love that word,” she says. “It’s a powerful idea, that one line can create an object…one thread, one cone, I can weave a beautiful weaving. And if I just placed the threads vertically, horizontally, and in a certain pattern, weaved stuff inside of them, I can make important statements that people will look at.”
Read more about Consuelo in Issue 15.1 “Discover.
