I’ll be in my studio aka the @microfiberschool.com this Saturday 8/9 from noon-3pm for the Alameda Artworks Second Saturdays event in San Jose.

It will be a small event this month, but I’ll be there and would love to see you. Drop in and visit!

#sanjose #weaving #openstudio

A painted warp study in 4 colors 🕸️

#weaving #paintedwarp #fiberart #textileart

It’s the last week+ to create work for the 50|50 show at Sanchez Art Center. What started as an exploration in #tessellations has become a Rorschach game. How many different interpretations can you see as you focus on different shapes or switch between figure/ground?

#mixedmedia #collageart

Earlier this month, I joined several other artists to speak about my work at the 55th Annual Textile Exhibition at Olive Hyde Gallery in Fremont. See the show before it closes on 8/2!

#olivehydeartgallery #textileart #fiberart

We’re past the halfway point for the 50|50 show and here's a recent fave. I’ve been thinking a lot about negative space and spontaneous shapes, drawing inspiration from an architecture textbook, and finding similarities in nature. Shown in front of our 10' sunflower plants!

#tessellations #collage

A painted warp study 🕸️

#weaving #fiberart

I was juried into the Sanchez Art Center’s 50|50 show for the second year in a row! This time, I’m making 50 tessellations using collage, paint, and paper. It's fun to be working on something in another medium with a direct application to textiles.

#tessellations #collage #sanchezartcenter

I kind of love this one.

Cloth that was painted, unwoven, and rewoven with mirrored weft.

#weaving #fiberart

I was invited to demo my weaving and dyeing techniques at the Fremont Art Association's June Zoom meeting. Wednesday 7/2 from 1-3pm PT. Free and open to the public! Register here: www.fremontartassociation.org

#weaving #dyeing #fiberart #textileart

Unweaving in progress 🧶🕸️

#weaving #unweaving #sanjoseartist #textileart #textileartist #weaversofinstagram #modernweaving

Tessellations, texture, paint, and collage. Experiments for a new project!

#tessellation #surfacedesign #sanjoseartist #sanjoseart

I cast the top from Inception (my favorite movie) in pewter at Maker Nexus! It’s a little wobbly, but still spins. 💞

Look forward to more of this in the future… I signed up for a metal casting class at West Valley College this fall. Metal + Textiles = ???

#makernexus #sandcasting #pewter

Thanks to everyone who visited during Open Studios earlier this month. And a special thanks to Marie Cameron who took the photos of me! I’m an introvert, but I’m also a fiber nerd and love talking textiles. You can see my enthusiasm in my hand gestures. 😂

#textileart #fiberart #weaving #ikat

I’m participating in Silicon Valley Open Studios this year on May 17-18 from 11am-5pm. Visit me and OVER 30 ARTISTS at @thealamedaartworks.bsky.social. See my work, learn about my process, and chat about my upcoming workshops and events!

#svos #artshow #sanjose #textileart #weaving

My double ikat study will be on view at the Hidden Villa Sheep Shearing & Fiber Arts festival this Saturday, April 19th from 10am-3pm. Handwoven cotton, dyed with indigo & madder. Repurposed cotton strap as frame.

#weaving #ikat #doubleikat #kasuri

I’m excited to announce that I’m the recipient of the 2025 Teach-It-Forward Grant from @handweaversguild.bsky.social. 🌟 It will fund two weaving scholarships for BIPOC students at @microfiberschool.com. Diversity is important. More details soon – stay tuned!

#learntoweave #microfiberschool #weaving

Plastic Bag, Floating (2023)
Weft ikat, linen, natural & synthetic dyes

One of my favorite pieces! I spent hours wrapping ~20 strings with plastic tape in order to weave the image of a plastic bag. The irony was not lost on me.

#kasuri #ikat #weaving

Hi, I'm Ally, a fiber artist and educator based in #SanJose. I weave on handlooms, piece and sew cloth, dye fabric and yarn, and sometimes grow my own dye plants.

Here is one of my favorite pieces: an ikat weaving dyed with madder root that I made on my Gilmore loom.

#weaver #sewist #naturaldyer