Deborah Lewis-Idema

Fiber Wearable

Ocean View, DE 19970

dlidema@msn.com

Gallery Hours

By Appointment Only

Gallery Directions

Contact via email for directions

Artist Statement

After 40 years in a "regular" career, I finally have time to indulge my love of fiber. I have been weaving semi-seriously for about 10 years but, since my husband and I retired to Delaware about 1 1/2 years ago, I have been exploring my craft in greater depth.

I particularly love to see how color and structure in weaving combine to create a cloth with more intense depth and interest than any of the component parts. Much of my work is with luxury fibers, like chenille and silk -- yarns which feel soft to the touch and create elegant cloth. I weave a great many scarves and shawls, fabric to make into jackes and recently have been developing patterns for wide-brimmed hats appropriate to the beach community where I live.