My passion for working with fiber and needle arts began when my grandmother and mother taught me to knit, embroider, and sew as a child. My parents and grandparents shared their knowledge and love of the natural world with me as we spent summers and weekends exploring the outdoors of northern Michigan. Today, I make quiet observations on land and water in southeast Ohio, and in my gardens in central Ohio. Working in a variety of digital and fiber techniques, I’m most inspired by the small details of nature.
I earned my BFA degree at the Columbus Collage of Art & Design where I discovered my passion for working with color and creative design. As I sampled one major then another (fine art, industrial design, illustration, advertising & graphic design, fashion design) I realized that what fascinated me most was the underlying concepts they all had in common; the fundamental principles of creative problem solving and design methodology.
So for 40 years I taught introductory design courses for students from a variety of majors, focused on learning through practice and application of those fundamentals in 2D, 3D, and 4D works. Throughout those years I have also taught lettering, advertising and graphic design, digital illustration, and pattern design. I just retired this past summer and am finding much joy in designing web and surface pattern design for others, and pursuing my love of sewing, knitting, and quilting.
You can read more about my work at fiberandpixels.wordpress.com
I good way to contact me is through my shop on Spoonflower:
https://www.spoonflower.com/profiles/alicefrenz