Contemporary Textiles Using Ikat Techniques

 

Hand Woven Textiles by Professor Janice Lessman-Moss
Kent State University School of Art, Textile Arts Program

 

Better Off Believin', #258
Janice Lessman-Moss ©7/99
Linen, cotton, wire
Hand-manipulated weave, hand dyed
Woven on the artist's computer assisted dobby loom, Ohio
71" x 71"

The weaving shows how Janice Lessman-Moss created an elaborate pattern by employing a painted warp in conjunction with the traditional ikat dyeing technique.
  

  
So Like the Years and All the Seasons Pass #3
Janice Lessman-Moss
Linen and cotton. 13" x 12". Copyright 1/98

The weaving shows how Janice Lessman-Moss created a dynamic pattern from
an ikat tied in a checkerboard configuration.