Embroidered Collage

I don't work in 3-d.  Sure, I made a box or a doll once or twice, but it doesn't really appeal to me.  The mixed-media vessels in this issue of Fiber Arts were inspiring enough to make me go think about it for a moment, though.  I especially liked the two by Marcie Schwartzman where she incorporates fabric work with fired ceramics.  Somehow the different materials work very well together.  If I did try something it would probably be more like Dee Durkee's vessels which are fiber-collage and highly textured.  I've reacted this way when I see three-dimensional fiber work in person as well, but the impulse always fades quickly.

Overall this issue lived up to Fiber Arts standards with a variety of interesting articles, it just didn't have much that touched me personally.  It was refreshing, though, to actually receive a magazine before it showed up on the newstand with my issue from this new subscription.  I've been buying it at the bookstore for years and finally subscribed.