art. fiber.

Sheila Hicks, who refers to herself as an "heroic pirate" of fiber art, recalls one of her first exhibits:

“What is tapestry and what is not? And what should we squelch before it goes too far? I was moving around between different techniques — of stitching, wrapping, braiding, weaving, twining — exploring all these different thread languages. And tapestry was one of them, but traditionally the prestigious one. So my work was equated with a kind of graffiti.” 

long before "yarn bombing", Sheila Hicks was an outsider artist.  

from Weaving as a Metaphor

from here

 just fyi: this piece is 4" x 9"!  grabbed this on tumblr

knitwear designers take note!

Jenny Postle, keep it up!  i love your wack-a-doodle style.  stay an outsider.  your knitwear would look fantastic on a pirate.  take it from ms. Hicks.

Jenny Postle images via I'm Revolting