Work samples

  • The Frame Series Six, 2023
    The Frame Series Six, 2023

    Vintage picture frame, plain weave with slits using wool weft and cotton warp
    Dimensions: 11.5” x 10″ x 1.75″

  • The Frame Series Three, 2023
    The Frame Series Three, 2023

    The Frame Series Three, 2023 Vintage picture frame, plain weave with slits using wool, cotton, silk weft and cotton warp Dimensions: 4.5" x 3.5" x .5"

  • The Frame Series Four, 2023
    The Frame Series Four, 2023

    The Frame Series Four, 2023 Vintage picture frame, plain weave with slits using wool weft and cotton warp Dimensions: 9” x 7" x .5"

About Wendy

Wendy Roberts is an interdisciplinary fiber artist that weaves graphic images reflective of the interaction of color and texture inspired by the natural world.

With a background in graphic design, Wendy focuses her fiber art on the relationship of texture, pattern, color and design. She has a BFA from Maryland Institute College of Art and currently maintains a fiber studio in Harford County, Maryland… more

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The Frame Series

Each piece in this series transforms a vintage picture frame into a weaving loom–exploring the tension between craft and art in weaving.

A frame is a fixed presentation vessel, synonymous with formalized display in museums, galleries or the home. Activating it as a useful tool, the frame possesses its own character and adapts to the distinct qualities of the weaving process–creating a relationship of both element and craft.

 

  • The Frame Series Six, 2023
    The Frame Series Six, 2023

    Vintage picture frame, plain weave with slits using wool weft and cotton warp
    Dimensions: 11.5” x 10″ x 1.75″

  • The Frame Series One, 2023
    The Frame Series One, 2023

    Vintage picture frame, plain weave with slits using wool weft and cotton warp Dimensions: 17.5" x 10.5" x 1"

  • The Frame Series Two, 2023
    The Frame Series Two, 2023

    Vintage picture frame, plain weave with slits using wool weft and cotton warp Dimensions: 7.75" x 5.75" x .5"

  • The Frame Series Three, 2023
    The Frame Series Three, 2023

    Vintage picture frame, plain weave with slits using wool, cotton, silk weft and cotton warp Dimensions: 4.5" x 3.5" x .5"

  • The Frame Series Four, 2023
    The Frame Series Four, 2023

    Vintage picture frame, plain weave with slits using wool weft and cotton warp Dimensions: 9” x 7" x .5"

  • The Frame Series Five 2023
    The Frame Series Five 2023

    Five, 2023

Exploring the Human Condition

The Human Condition Series explores the expression of environmental, social and individual emotions. 

  • Optimism, 2021
    Optimism, 2021
    Plain weave with slits using wool weft and linen warp Dimensions: 12" x 12.25" x .125"
  • Encroaching Pessimism, 2020
    Encroaching Pessimism, 2020
    Plain weave with slits using wool weft and linen warp Dimensions: 12" x 12.75" x .125"
  • Alienation, 2021
    Alienation, 2021
    Plain weave with slits using wool weft and linen warp Dimensions: 12.125" x 12.75" x .125"

Corridors of Time

The inspiration for Corridors of Time was the sense of feeling out of place and isolated leading to a creative escape and exploration of space and color during the COVID quarantine of 2020. Each day weaving led to another path, hallway, corridor of escape.

  • Corridors of Time, 2020
    Corridors of Time, 2020
  • Corridors of Time, 2020
    Corridors of Time, 2020
    Plain weave with slits using wool weft and linen warp Dimensions: 50" x 11.5" x .25"
  • Corridors of Time Detail, 2020
    Corridors of Time Detail, 2020