Title
Laserwash
Subject
Title: Laserwash 1
Artist: Stephen Tornero
Year: 2022
Dimensions: 55"x22"
Materials: Linen and Wool
Stephen Tornero, an artist and teacher from Canton, Ohio, discovered his love for weaving while pursuing a Masters in Art Education at Kent State University. Textiles allowed him to combine vibrant colors, texture, pattern, and transparency in ways other media could not. Stephen currently teaches visual art and fashion design to 7th and 8th-grade students at Plain Local Schools. He believes that a strong art practice and teaching practice enhance each other.
Artist: Stephen Tornero
Year: 2022
Dimensions: 55"x22"
Materials: Linen and Wool
Stephen Tornero, an artist and teacher from Canton, Ohio, discovered his love for weaving while pursuing a Masters in Art Education at Kent State University. Textiles allowed him to combine vibrant colors, texture, pattern, and transparency in ways other media could not. Stephen currently teaches visual art and fashion design to 7th and 8th-grade students at Plain Local Schools. He believes that a strong art practice and teaching practice enhance each other.
Description
This piece by American textile artist Stephen Tornero incorporates "Ikat" techniques related to the dye and resist methods used in Guatemalan weaving. Stephen Tornero explains, "I bound and resisted the yarns before dyeing them to create this pattern of blue and red waves, resembling the LED light display inside a car wash. All the yarns in the piece are hand-dyed and then hand-woven on a 10-harness European 'jack' style loom in a twill structure. I enjoy using these traditional techniques to create the shapes and patterns in the work, blending past and present."
Creator
Stephen Tornero