Katie Vota

Great to have you back Katie! So many intricate structures and patterns. Loved seeing your dedication to weave the most possible :)

Weaving on: Collin
Joining us from: Chicago

Tell us about yourself and what led you to the residency?

In my work on my floor loom, I utilize pattern-based tapestry as an experimental drawing medium to explore the multitudes of change in the world around me, ranging from large-scale connections surrounding water as a shifting, living entity, to the small, minute changes centered within the body as I meet my own on the day-to-day. I will be continuing two bodies of work during my residency period-- the first are my circles or "moons," which function as queer, transformative symbols.  The second is my work on the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, utilizing beauty as a tool for active change.

Have you had any previous experience with Digital Weaving or Jacquard?

I had a Praxis DWL Residency last year which went so well it changed my whole trajectory in making this year and I just had to reapply!

Any goals for the residency you'd like to share?

Complex structural exploration is the name of the game this time around!  I'm testing out 3+ colors in Compound Weave Structures (a mix of overshot, crackle, and summer and winter) with tabby, as well as mixing tabby and non-tabby structures.  I am also delving deeper into fully structureless images, utilizing the the noise generated in indexing images to create plot points for the weaving.  These images seem to   "dissolve" in their looseness.  

Connect with Katie via instagram @katie.a.vota​