Using her own photographs and illustrations as a starting point for her fiber art, she paints, prints and stitches cloth, layering bold lines, brush strokes, graffiti, and raw edges. "One of the biggest attractions in fiber art work is the physical process of creating tactile and virtual texture through the use of stitching or by making hand-drawn marks on the cloth. The rhythm of repetition and variation that ensues induces a meditative, labour intensive state in which pattern and image become both symbolic language and structure," states Fulvia.
The complexity of each artwork's construction means that a single piece may take many weeks or even months to complete. Her work has been shown nationally and abroad, in juried exhibitions and galleries, is included in several private collections, and is also in print.
A full-fledged love affair with wool in all of its incarnations (raw, natural, dyed, felted) has led her to spinning yarns and creating scrumptious batts. Fulvia continues to be intrigued by all that fiber has to offer, and she will be exploring its properties for a long time to come. Please feel free to contact her if you have any questions. Her website is: fulviastudio.com and her fiberblog is: fulviastudio.wordpress.com
“It’s not about me – it’s all about the work.”
Fiber/textile art has few practitioners. “It’s a niche within a niche,” Fulvia says,
“and I do it very much in my own way. My tools aren’t fancy. But it’s how I use them.” A Fulvia creation can be inspired by “anything and everything.”
Fulvia’s materials are simple, even commonplace. They’re cotton sheets, swatches of muslin or tulle, colored sewing thread, Sharpie® markers and the like. Truth be told, other than a state-of-the-
“My ultimate goal as an artist is to work, work, work…to learn…and to explore,”
Fulvia says. “If there’s any message in what I do, it’s to stay curious. And take
chances.”
