Forestheart
Artists
Mary Klotz
artist (teacher, perennial student, multi-mused owner of Forestheart)
independent
Frederick MD & Unger WV USA
http://www.forestheart.com/forestheart.com/triaxial_weaving.html
Statement
Current explorations focus on complex repeat patterning and tessellations based in triaxial weaving. Repeating identical color sequences on all three axes gives rise to three and sixfold symmetries, along with rotations and surprising asymmetric motifs when the placement is shifted. Some configurations produce secondary patterns when backlit. I envision these patterns on textiles, as mosaics, and other surface design including beadwork, fused glass, and quilting. My workshop and presentation diagrams are the starting points for a book in progress, a project competing for time amongst multiple other pursuits.
Artworks

Windmills and Spirals, AAA BBB
30 x 30 x 3 cm
triaxial weaving, 3 mm hand dyed silk ribbon
2017

AAAA BBBB Pair with Shift: Dots and Pinwheels (top) Four Motifs (bottom)
66 x 46 x 3 cm
triaxial weaving, 7mm silk ribbon
2016