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  Mary Zicafoose

  Field Guide Study No. 5

  Weft face ikat & slit tapestry. Dyed and woven wool on linen warp.
  29"l x 46" w

  Price on request.

  Inquire

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  Mary Zicafoose

  Field Guide Study No 1: Yellow Sedges, North

  2022.
  Weft Ikat tapestry. Wrapped, dyed & wovene wool on linen warp.
  90" w x 90" l

  Price on request.

  Inquire

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  Mary Zicafoose

  Field Guide Study No 2: Mostly Wetlands

  2022
  Weft ikat tapestry. Wrapped, dyed, and woven wool on linen warp.
  90" x 90"

  Price on request.

  Inquire

• Mary Zicafoose

  Fracture

  2017
  Weft ikat tapestry. Wrapped, dyed, and woven wool on linen warp.
  112" x 29" (can be displayed horizontally or vertically)

  Price on request.

  Inquire

Mary Zicafoose

Field Guide Study No. 5

Weft face ikat & slit tapestry. Dyed and woven wool on linen warp.
29"l x 46" w

Price on request.

Inquire

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Mary Zicafoose

Field Guide Study No 1: Yellow Sedges, North

2022.
Weft Ikat tapestry. Wrapped, dyed & wovene wool on linen warp.
90" w x 90" l

Price on request.

Inquire

×

Mary Zicafoose

Field Guide Study No 2: Mostly Wetlands

2022
Weft ikat tapestry. Wrapped, dyed, and woven wool on linen warp.
90" x 90"

Price on request.

Inquire

×

Mary Zicafoose

Fracture

2017
Weft ikat tapestry. Wrapped, dyed, and woven wool on linen warp.
112" x 29" (can be displayed horizontally or vertically)

Price on request.

Inquire

×

Mary Zicafoose

Field Guide Study No. 5

Weft face ikat & slit tapestry. Dyed and woven wool on linen warp.
29″l x 46″ w

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Mary Zicafoose

Field Guide Study No 1: Yellow Sedges, North

2022.
Weft Ikat tapestry. Wrapped, dyed & wovene wool on linen warp.
90″ w x 90″ l

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Artwork Inquire Form

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Mary Zicafoose

Field Guide Study No 2: Mostly Wetlands

2022
Weft ikat tapestry. Wrapped, dyed, and woven wool on linen warp.
90″ x 90″

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Artwork Inquire Form

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Mary Zicafoose

Fracture

2017
Weft ikat tapestry. Wrapped, dyed, and woven wool on linen warp.
112″ x 29″ (can be displayed horizontally or vertically)

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Artwork Inquire Form

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MARY ZICAFOOSE

b. United States

I am a tapestry weaver. Using massive room-sized looms and delicate dyed wool and silk threads I use timeless textile techniques to tell visual stories through woven cloth.

The template of my art is drawn primarily from two sources, the landscape of the Great Plains and a fascination with the metaphysics of archetypal symbols, deeply color saturated and technically layered using the complex resist-dye process known as ikat. A lifetime of experimentation and studio practice with ikat has given me the masterful range and facility of a painter’s hand expressed at the loom. My blending of the classic with the innovative results in textiles that span centuries of artistic tradition situating them squarely within the contemporary visual lexicon.

Educated in fine art, my formative years as an artist were spent as a rug weaver. Over time and demand the rugs began to evolve and migrate off the floor, up the wall. The scope of my art making has exponentially grown in the last two decades, in response to the opportunity to create large-scale architectural tapestry installations for public buildings. Both I, and my work, are at their best when given a grand scale to engage an audience. These custom textiles are designed to inspire and enhance individual’s experiences of art, architecture, and design, and in the grandest sense, engage human spirit, as well.

Photos: Top left, the artist with her hand-dyed thread (wool and silk). bottom right, Zicafoose’s work installed in The Susan Thompson Buffet Foundation building.

Recent Mobilia Gallery Exhibitions

Heirlooms of the Future II : To Cherish & Treasure

Artist Celebrate the Legacy of Jack Lenor Larsen: Revealing Masterful Techniques in Thread, Metal and Clay