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MAY 17-23, 2020 WHAT'S UP! 3 COVER STORY Artists sew their souls into Fenix exhibit BECCA MARTIN-BROWN NWA Democrat-Gazette A lthough there was some occasional sewing and embroidering on the leaves of her family tree, Erin Lorenzen was inspired to make things out of fiber "by necessity," she says. "My undergraduate concentration areas were ceramics, sculpture and painting," the Little Rock native explains. "But, shortly after graduation, I moved to Buenos Aires and needed to find a way to work that was more transportable. I started working with silkscreens and soft sculptures there and was able to pack them up and bring them home to stretch, stuff, paint and complete as needed. "I love to see traditional ways of creating with fiber turned in a new direction," she adds, and now that she's living in Fayetteville, her vision explains the artists she selected as curator for "Sewn In." The showcase of 22 contemporary fiber artists opened March 5 at Fenix Fayetteville — and closed almost immediately due to covid-19 concerns. "I definitely did not imagine that we would all actually be sewn into our homes when I titled this show," Lorenzen says. "We have been posting a bio for each artist on our social media outlets, [so] hopefully folks are learning a bit more about each artist and the inspirations for their work in that way. Each artist both embraces the tradition of the fiber arts and pushes the tradition forward, pushing the boundaries of the medium in their 'Domestic Warrior' Suzannah Shreckhise Suzannah Shreckhise is a celebrated Northwest Arkansas artist who currently has work in two exhibitions in the area. About her work, she says: "Using the domestic art technique of crochet, layered over completed paintings, I explore and unite a conglomeration of materials, yarn weights, needle sizes and stitches, creating intense texture and color relationships." Each piece begins with a plan in mind, while leaving room for her inner voice and intuition to play a role. As she works, she is sensitive to the process and how the materials and colors react to each other. suzannahscherhise.art In Stitches See Stitches Page 4 GO ONLINE 'Sewn In' fenixfayettevilleart. com facebook.com/ fenixfayettevilleart