Artist Statement by Cyndy Sieving

  My life has never been without fabric, fibers or art . I began experimenting with a variety of fabrics and several types of figures. Experimentation with the various forms kept me intrigued.  The figures also allowed me to incorporate many other facets of fiber art into a single piece.  I have used: embroidery, beading, embellishments, macramé, painting, and leatherwork to accent my figures. 

Primarily now I am interested in a building method that I have developed over trial and error.  It allows me to build the faces and bodies much like using clay.  Adding features one at a time, sewing, sculpting and shaping as I go.  All of my dragons are done with this method.  You will see other dolls I have used this method on as you stroll through the galleries.  The troll, the Hat and Hand bag tree, and Elves and Masquerading as Caterpillar in the Garden

 May of 2003 I promoted and produced the Artistic Figure In Cloth convention.  Both Classes and exhibits were featured at AFIC.


Tours and Galleries

Festival of the Arts - Gallery Columbus , Ohio Art work was featured and sold From 1994 through 1998

  Sulky of America Challenge and US tour 1998 * 1999 * 2000

Hoffman Fabrics Challenge and US tour  1998

Ohio State Fair – Arts & Craft Div. every year from 1997 – 2006  

AFIC Professional Exhibit 2003, 2005 

 

Celebration of the Doll Figures in Cloth – US tour 1998  * 1999       

IOLCC - Dimensions In Dollmaking Poway , CA 1998

Ohio State Fair Fine Arts Exhibit Columbus , Ohio 2000* 2001 &  2005   

Ohio Craft Museum – Sophisticated Figures Grandview , Ohio 2003

High Road Gallery 2002, 2003 & 2006- Columbus , Ohio

 

 

“Lazy days - Marcus” on tour: 2003 – following galleries

Fiber Arts Adventures W.Springfield , MA

C3” cloth Doll Making Conference New Hampshire

Huntington House Art Museum Windsor , CT  

Gallery 324 The Galleria at Erieview – All Dolled Up 2006 Cleveland Ohio