Overwhelmed/Underwhelmed
Overwhelmed/Underwhelmed
Alice Wiese
is a Textile artist from Oakland, California. She received a BFA in Textiles from California College of the Arts in Oakland, Ca in 2012. Much of her inspiration is drawn from architectural patterns such as wrought iron fences, tiles, and brick. Her work is inspired by themes of grief, loss, change, and the process of rebuilding oneself. Her highly repetitive and detailed work is simultaneously chaotic and calming, with currents of order and repetition. Using only white thread, she experiments with the direction of her stitches and how the light reacts to the thread, allowing her pieces to be experienced with different levels of dimension.
In 2018, she received a scholarship to show her work at West Coast Craft and completed a residency at Penland School Of Craft. Her work has been shown in galleries and museums locally and globally. She has been featured in San Francisco Design Week and her work was shown at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in Tokyo.Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.