Local Artist’s Work Published Internationally
Local Artist’s Work Published Internationally
Fiber Artist Tami Fuller Recently Juried into Excellence in Fibers X
Photo / Tami Fuller
East Aurora fiber artist Tami Fuller was recently juried into Excellence in Fibers X, an annual national level fiber exhibition open to fine fiber artists whose work focuses on innovation, now in its tenth year.
A fiber sculpture by Fuller named Calypso, together with a synopsis of the work can be found in the Winter Issue 2025 issue of Fiber Art Now magazine, published earlier this month: “Calypso | This woven sculpture was created during a feverish period of studio practice while undergoing significant emotional processing immediately post-COVID. The woven form itself is suspended within the "rigging" of the larger mounting structure by a complex series of cantilevering and pinioning, at times relying on the counterweight of the woven mass to act as anchor, and at times physically tethering. The weaving itself is formed from thousands of strands of fine lace weight boucle on a cotton warp and Corriedale roving. I settled on the name after the violent goddess of the sea, since, while starting out calm, this ended up as a turbulent piece, full of feeling, distress and the threat of capsize, and stands ultimately as a fierce and graceful, perfectly poised and delicately balanced testament to resilience, honed power and grace under fire.”
Calypso is a sculptural piece, composed of thousands of strands of lace weight cotton boucle and sheepswool woven on cotton warp, measuring 48 wide and 38 inches tall and mounted on steel through use of complex pinioning and counterbalance. It is held in the collection of a private owner.
Fiber Art Now is an internationally published, highly regarded quarterly Fine Art focused fiber magazine. The total circulation on all of its platforms is around 120,000.
“We are thrilled to be celebrating the 10-year anniversary of Excellence In Fibers. With this call, artists were invited to enter innovative 2D and 3D artwork of original design that stretched the boundaries of fiber and textile techniques. The artwork needed to include a fiber component or textile technique,” is the description of the show by the magazine’s editors.
Part of the selection means that the work is also eligible for an onsite exhibition at the Schack Art Center in Everett, Washington in January 2026.
“I haven’t been notified of whether I’m selected for the onsite exhibition, but regardless, it’s an honor to be included and have my work selected for such an important show - the tenth year of Excellence in Fiber. Being published in Fiber Art Now has been a goal of mine since I first began working intentionally in studio practice. To see my work and stories it represents published across the world in indelible print is an incredible feeling,” said Fuller.
Fuller is an award winning fiber artist, curator and an exhibiting member of the Buffalo Society of Artists, a 2021 Roycroft Emerging Artist in Fiber, a 2022 NYSCA CR-NY designee and a member of the Buffalo Weavers Guild and the Weaver’s Guild of Rochester. In addition to her studio practice and work as a freelance writer and editor, she is a fiber arts educator. Her education company, Blubird Studio, founded in 2017, holds workshops through institutional teaching relationships with museums and universities across New York State and the Northeast, including the Historic Roycroft Campus. She is the Executive Director of the Roycrofters at Large Association and recently accepted nomination to the board of directors for the Buffalo Society of Artists, where she serves as Chair of Exhibitions.
More information on Fuller and her work can be found online at oneblubirdstudio.com and on social media at @blubirdstudio.