Jessica Pinsky’s medium of choice is natural fiber because of its connection to skin and tissue, and its relationship to human experience and memory. She began her artistic career as a painter, receiving her MFA from Boston University, and began to learn the weaving process after graduation, exploring dying techniques and learning on a variety of looms. She is now the executive director at Praxis Fiber Workshop in Cleveland, OH which she founded in conjunction with the Cleveland Institute of Art in 2015.

Pinsky’s new weavings represent her mindset during her first year of motherhood in the pandemic. Woven on a TC2 jacquard loom, the original images were chosen by going through images taken on her cell phone from the first years of her twins’ life. She used blurry, indistinguishable imagery of her living room carpet and superimposed them with scans of her twins’ early crayon drawings. During the weaving process, she exaggerates the marks by pulling and altering yarns, creating dimension on the surface of each textile.

Pinsky states about this new series, “I’m continually interested in creating woven structures that challenge the geometry of the grid while allowing me to reflect on the complexities of life.”

On view at HEDGE Gallery, November 16- December 30, 2022.