For several years I’ve been a fabric artist who specialized in custom commission artwork.
This includes historic buildings, personal homes, and endangered structures. Since my induction into the Roycroft Renaissance Artisan Guild in 2019 I have experienced a greater appreciation for intentional design and detail. Through this process I have hand dyed my own fabrics, chosen specialty batiks for specific shading and more recently historic reproduction fabrics including William Morris, Walter Crane, May Morris, C.F. Voysey, Charles MacIntosh, and Liberty of London patterns. What I find most intriguing is my yearly challenge to reinvent myself and show growth each year I apply.
In recent years I completed a work study of two specific buildings that dealt with different history and cultural significance. I am starting to explore arrested decay and renovation of homes in my area. I enjoy interfacing with the public and discussing places that matter to them. I invite people to engage with me further as I want to help bring greater exposure to building history and bring the memories of people together. Often when I complete a commissioned piece I enjoy the feedback from the client equally as much as creation itself. I would like to reference that I would be very receptive to working with an agency that could assist with earmarking properties for the workshop to consider.
With my teaching background I would also have the ability to travel to various areas and speak to our “future artisans” and inspire them to follow their own vision. After my experience completing artwork for a survey and a driving tour along Route 6 in Pennsylvania I am excited to expand on this concept to include multiple cities and towns. Many of my images stand for themselves and invite the viewer to travel to see them in person. Also it evokes nostalgia and childhood memories.
Thank you for reading,
Nancy Asmus
Hutzler Mansion in Baltimore Md.
Hutzler Mansion in Baltimore Md. I decided for this piece I was just going to use one fabric for all the architectural components. I only used different thread colors and changing the angles of the stitching to create a 3D effect.
News from Nowhere
This was the first time i experimented using only tones of the same fabric collection entitled Burlap using shades of black and white. I layered black behind white to achieve a greyed-out affect stacking fabric for dimension and cutting away cloth for the windows
Let it Snow
This is my daughter and son-in-law’s house in Baltimore. I used several different tones of white-on-white to represent the snow, and the trees were intricately cut out of the same fabric.
Love is Enough
“Love is Enough” refers to a textile design created by May Morris, the daughter of the famous British textile designer and artist William Morris. May Morris was herself a skilled embroiderer, socialist and designer, contributing significantly to the Arts and Crafts movement in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.The design…
Jacob’s Dream
Write something here The story of Jacob’s Ladder comes from the Old Testament, specifically from the Book of Genesis (Genesis 2810-19).Jacob, the son of Isaac and grandson of Abraham, was traveling from his home to Haran. During his journey, he stopped for the night in a certain place. Taking a stone…
Lion and Rose
Walter Crane, a prominent British artist and illustrator during the late 19th and early 20th centuries, is known for his contributions to the Arts and Crafts movement and for his illustrations of fairy tales and children’s books.Crane’s work primarily focused on illustration to convey his artistic style and thematic interests in…