BARBARA SLOAN
WEBSITE: barbarabellesloan.com
IG: @barbarabellesloan
EMAIL: bsloan1345@gmail.com
ARTIST STATEMENT
My decades-long work in the Center for the Study of Regional Dress, Fowler Museum/UCLA, afforded me a worldwide view of textiles. I have added collage and off-loom printing techniques to my work in woodblock printing. Recent work has focused on conservation, recycling and sustainability. I use textiles originally intended for use as cloth and clothing in new and different ways.
ARTIST BIO
As the Associate Director for the center Center for the Study of Regional Dress at Fowler Museum/UCLA, I gained a worldwide view of textiles. Visits to Japan, Indonesia, and Turkey inspired me to combine textiles with woodblock printmaking and off-loom weaving. Subjects of my artwork include climate change, recycling, sustainability and most recently—technology. I use textiles originally intended as cloth and clothing in new and different ways.