Kathleen Morris
textile artist, researcher, educator

imbibe like roots - detail: eastern redbud pods, hydrangea blossoms, linden and euonymous leaves; hemp and paper threads

imbibe like roots - detail: eastern redbud pods, hydrangea blossoms, linden and euonymous leaves; hemp and paper threads

miscanthus 2 (miscanthus sintenthis) - hemp, miscanthus leaves. Photo: Katya Koroscil

woven linen, paper, and plant materials

wild teachings - echinacea, rye, rose of sharon, miscanthus, linen and paper threads

woven linen, paper, and plant materials (detail)

wild teachings - echinacea, rye, rose of sharon, miscanthus, linen and paper threads

woven cherry laurel leaves, hemp, linen

cherry laurel: hemp, linen, cherry laurel leaves

woven linen, paper, and plant materials

wild teachings - cow parsnip, flax, prairie dropseed, foxtail, linen and paper threads

woven linen, paper, and plant materials (detail)

wild teachings - cow parsnip, flax, prairie dropseed, foxtail, linen and paper threads

woven eastern white cedar, hemp, and linen

eastern white cedar: woven hemp, linen, cedar branches

hydrangea: woven hemp and hydrangea petals; Photo: Katya Koroscil; Music: Gabriel Iacobelli

woven linden leaves (l), woven pussy willow branches (r)

wild teachings: linden and salix

ondulé woven linen

speaking the dialect of trees (image: ToDo Offsite Festival): ondulé weave, linen

ondulé woven linen

speaking the dialect of trees: ondulé weave, linen

miscanthus 2 - hemp, miscanthus leaves; Photo: Katya Koroscil

white felted wool textile, wall-mounted, 56 in x 25 in. 2015

in the language of landscape: knitted wool and fleece, felted

felted and sculpted wool
in the language of landscape: 

knitted wool and fleece, felted (detail)

detail of mending on linen napkin

acts of repair:  stitched detail

woven miscanthus stalks

wild teachings: miscanthus, linen, hemp

lace woven triptych with embedded linden, euonymus, and rhododendron leaves, chive blossoms and eastern redbud pods

linden, euonymus, eastern redbud, and rhododendron: paper and hemp threads

woven paper, hemp, rhododendron leaves, eastern redbud seedpods, chives, euonymous leaves

linden, euonymus, eastern redbud, and rhododendron - paper and hemp threads 

felted and sculpted wool

in the language of landscape: pulse, felted knit

white linen napkin with mending

acts of repair:  openweave linen, stitched mends

woven shibori, silk
woven shibori : resist-dyed, painted silk
ondulé woven linen

speaking the dialect of trees: ondulé weave, linen

woven hemp, paper, hydrangea petals

hydrangea: hemp, paper, hydrangea petals

woven linden leaves (hemp and linen)

wild teachings : linden (detail), woven linden leaves, linen, and hemp

woven shibori, silk
woven shibori: dyed and discharged silk
ondulé weave, tow linen

speaking the dialect of trees, ondulé weave, linen 

detail of stitching on linen napkin
acts of repair : 

stitched detail. Linen cloth, cotton mends.

detail of stitching on linen napkin

acts of repair :

stitched detail. Linen cloth, cotton mends.

woven plant materials (hemp and linen)

wild teachings: woven studies

woven hemp, paper, and dried grasses

fall grasses - paper, hemp, grasses

kid mohair (75%) and silk (25%) weft, line linen warp. Naturally dyed with onion skins, madder, indigo, sequoia, and lac.

kid mohair blanket:  naturally kid mohair/silk weft, linen warp. Natural dyes.

kid mohair (75%) and silk (25%) weft, line linen warp. Naturally dyed with onion skins, madder, indigo, sequoia, and black walnut.

kid mohair blanket: naturally kid mohair/silk weft, linen warp. Natural dyes. 

woven hemp, linen, hawthorn berries

making kin: hawthorn - hemp, linen, hawthorn berries

ondulé textile - tow linen

ondulé weave: tow linen

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