Mosaic

Fiber artist Lydia Van Gelder's commitment to the art and craft of textiles began in the 1930’s when she discovered weaving while attending the California School of Fine Arts. Her work focuses primarily on exploring the history, tradition and development of contemporary interpretations of the ancient art of woven shibori with an emphasis on ikat, the indigo resist dye.

Ikat is a dyeing technique used to pattern textiles that employs a resist dyeing process similar to tie-dye on either the warp or weft fibres prior to dyeing.