Jessica DeHaemer

Mountain Bloom

Mixed fibers and recycled fabric

24″ x 21″

2023

Using a mix of fibers and recycled fabrics, the artist hand weaves and knots highly textural and colorful tapestries inspired by landscapes and seascapes.

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Jessica DeHaemer

Autumn

mixed fibers on wood dowel

10″ x 9″

2023

Expanding weaving into three dimensional pieces, the artist uses wire and mixed fibers to create sculptural woven wall hangings inspired by nature.

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Jessica DeHaemer

Waterfall

handwoven mixed fibers and fabric

16″ x 36″

2023

Using a mix of fibers, the artist created ‘Waterfall’ with a combination of weaving and knotting techniques. Incorporating hand spun wool, hand dyed yarn, other fibers and recycled materials, the artist creates woven landscapes and seascapes.

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Jessica DeHaemer

Autumn Leaves

hand-woven and hand knotted with wool, cotton, and acrylic yarns, recycled silk sari, recycled cotton sari, banana fiber yarn, recycled tee shirt fabric

16″ x 36″

2022

Building upon the ancient tradition of hand weaving textiles, the artist hand weaves and hand knots freeform designs for her tapestries on a frame loom. The artist uses a mix of fibers such as recycled sari fabric, banana fiber yarn, and recycled tee shirts, along with traditional wool, silk, cotton, and acrylic yarns. Many are hand spun and hand dyed in traditional ways by other local artisans. The inspirations for her highly textural and colorful work are primarily landscapes and seascapes.

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Jessica DeHaemer

Hold the Pickle

Inspired by: Henry George Todd, Study of Strawberries

handwoven mixed fibers and recycled fabric

11″ x 14″

2024

Inspired by Henry George Todd’s “Study of Strawberries”, DeHaemer’s “Hold the Pickle” is not only a still life, but expands on the themes of creeping decay and our mortality. “Hold the Pickle” illustrates the delicious, gluttonous feast of a double cheeseburger, while incorporating the symbolic warning of the modern decay of nutritious meals. While our mouths water and we feast on these meals, the overabundance of fats, chemicals, and calories is ultimately leading us to a very unhealthy place.

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