Take a Look! Studio Tour with Textile Designer Amber Kane
Today I have the pleasance of sharing the creative space of Amber Kane, a textile designer and high school art teacher hailing from Pennsylvania. If memory serves, this is the first always studio tour here on the blog complete with a loom. Yeah!
Bister opened a shop called Made Ends where she sells her handmade scarves and jewelry and she was kind enough to share some photos of her studio and answer a few questions I had for her. Let's get to it with a little Q and A…
How would yous describe your work?
My work is deeply rooted in process and discovery. My goal is connect to each piece, learn through the process of creating. My designs are inspired by a combination of nature and pure imagination.
Where is your studio located?
My studio is located in our Mechanicsburg home. Mechanicsburg, is small town, with a few local galleries and fine art stores. It was important for my studio to be in our home, as when I come dwelling from my job every bit a high schoolhouse fine art instructor, I desire to put on my pjs and head into the studio to work until I become to bed.
How long have you been pursuing work as an artist and store owner?
I would say that I have e'er been in love with process of creating, but did not start working towards selling my work until 3 years ago. I had never considered selling my piece of work, until people began request to buy things from me, I then started to realize that I could make money from doing what I love and began selling online, joined the Pennsylvania Craft Guild, and started doing craft shows.
I have long admired artists that work in fibers, but I don't know much nearly it myself. Can you tell me about your process?
I learned how to weave while in college, and liked it only didnt love it. I really fell in love with the process when I started to larn how to make it my own, and stopped following the rules. While the slice is on the loom I often push button around the weft strings to create movement in the slice. Once the slice is finished being woven I do a multifariousness of techniques, I sew into it, for added surface design, I braid sections and add metal to the piece, to play with the thought of a scarf and necklace in one, or I crochet into the woven the piece. There is not an exact rhyme or reason equally to which techniques are done to which piece, I ordinarily determine along the way, as I get to the know the piece, I begin to understand what it needs and wants in order to be finished.
In what means do your promote yourself and your work online?
I use a diverseness of methods, blog, twitter, facebook, and etsy. I honey doing the blog, and use it both share my work and share work with others. When I have time I create a lot of web log posts and schedule them. This way Im not stressed if I dont have time one morning to get one finished. I have my blog connected to my facebook and twitter account, which helps a lot. I try to spend time each mean solar day interacting with people on facebook, and have begun to effort to do the same on twitter.
Visit Amber's shop,Made Ends, and her web log for updates and more.Thanks and so much for sharing your space with us today Bister!
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