Peggy Wiedemann, Exploring Too, 2006

GO BEHIND THE SCENES WITH TEXTILE ARTS LA MEMBERS IN ‘LIVE AT THE STUDIO’, A SERIES OF 20-MINUTE LIVE-STREAM STUDIO TOURS! *this tour will be pre-recorded

Tuesday, September 21st, 2021
12 noon PDT All tours run approximately 20 minutes

Join Textile Arts LA member and fiber artist Peggy Wiedemann for a glimpse into her at home studio practice and a look at some of her current work.

ARTIST STATEMENT

I wish I could say I have always been a fiber artist but that is not the case. I graduated from UCLA earning a BA in Fine Arts with an emphasis on drawing and painting. Oil painting was definitely my thing. I also experimented with other medias like ceramics, printmaking, mixed media and sculpture.When I hit the real world, it was obvious to me that I liked eating even better than painting so I had some real jobs too.   During this time I also did extensive traveling with my husband and son. 

My favorite form of basketry is coiling.  I think what I like about coiling is the repetition and the calming nature of building something row by row.  It makes me slow down and enjoy the process and develop ideas as I go along. The coiling took my work to a more sculptural fiber art form.

As a fiber artist, my work is a little wild and unconventional.   I am fascinated by shapes and spaces whether negative or positive.  Movement is a re-occurring theme in my work. I am not dealing with any world changing ideas or statements in my art. 

I am just having a lot of fun and pushing myself to experiment all the time. Art for me is about breaking the rules. 

Art is chance.

Art is spontaneous.