Sabiha Dohadwala

Sabiha, the colors and 5/6 shuttle wefts that you used turned out amazing!

Weaving on: Lou
Joining us from: Chicago

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

My work explores the fragile and fleeting nature of memory. I often work with traces left behind by places and moments, using textile as a medium to quietly archive what might otherwise fade. I first came across the open call in 2022 and was thrilled at the possibility of working with the TC2 loom again, last used during my time at SAIC. When I visited Praxis in 2023, I reconnected deeply with digital weaving. The TC2 opens up new ways of visualizing and constructing through thread. This residency feels like a natural continuation of that exploration.

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

Yes, I had access to a TC1 and TC2 during my BFA at SAIC and I have also done the praxis residency before in 2023

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

During this residency, I’m exploring the theme of collage—layering my grandmother’s textile work onto digital images. Her embroidery, often dismissed as domestic or craft-based, carries a quiet strength that I want to bring into focus. By placing her threads into unfamiliar or closed-off spaces, I’m curious to see how those spaces shift—how they soften, open up, or feel newly inhabited. I’m also exploring how her work takes on new meaning through weaving—how, rather than replicating her skill, I can celebrate it by creating something that carries her presence forward in a different form.

Connect with Sabiha via instagram @Sabiha1310, Website: sabihaohadwala.com