Amanda Salm makes fiber sculptures from coiling horse hair. Read about her creative process in this newsletter from the Conference of Northern California Handweavers. Salm often incorporates human faces in her work. In this teapot sculpture, you can see a blue face emerging from the black ground.
Fiber WorksAmanda Salm
Amanda Salm
Oolong
Amanda Salm
Oolong 2010
Coiled horse hair, natural dyes, nylon twine
8 x 9.25 x 5.5″
Kamm Collection 2011.22.4
Photo: courtesy of the artist.