Connie Rohman
Teaching Artist
Fiber artist Connie Rohman creates fabric collage, fiber wall art, and art quilts. She hand-dyes her fabrics, and uses traditional methods to explore abstract shape, line and color. Connie has won numerous awards for her work and has exhibited internationally and in museums. Connie is influenced by the landscape of her childhood, both interior and exterior. She grew up in a remote Quaker community adjacent to the Canadian Rockies in British Columbia, Canada. Her work is also influenced by the strong light and colors of Los Angeles, her chosen home. Hand dyed fabrics and a closely stitched line are how she renders the abstract works that are based in her fascination with language and her connection to nature. To create one of Connie’s fiber artworks. She hand dyes white fabric to get her color palette. Then comes hours of hand guided machine stitching, which add surface design and detail to the work.