Events

Artist Demo: A Sense of Touch – Tapestry Weaving with Sam Fields

April 16, 2025

Wednesday 10:30am - 12pm

Join us on Wednesday, April 16th for a hands-on Artist Demo with artist Sam Fields. In this session, Sam will demonstrate how color and texture play a vital role in her sculptural work, often beginning with handwoven pieces. Sam will guide you through the process of wrapping a frame loom, experimenting with different textures, and offering helpful tips for joining colors. This workshop will provide you with both foundational techniques and permission to play.

Sam’s work will be featured in our upcoming exhibition, Liberation Textiles: Our Social Fabric, curated by Elizabeth Thach and Camilø Álvårez and on view April 3rd through May 11th.

Image: Sam Fields, Ave (detail), 2024, hand woven cloth, 38 x 4.5 x 8 inches, courtesy of the collection Jay Bordage

Sam Fields is drawn to the materials and processes that have historically lived outside of an “Art” context. She strives to make work that can live in and speak to the different worlds of “high” and “low.” Says Fields. “I make–slowly–with/through craft. Making slowly is a personal act of resistance against the fast-paced, multi-tasking, product-driven world in which I find myself.” As a multimedia artist, Fields engages with these processes as a survival mechanism, aesthetic, and a conceptual strategy. Through these modes of making, she is able to explore different social constructs associated with the decorative: gender, class, professional/hobbyist, and the hierarchical categories of taste and morality. Sam received her MFA from The School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston and her undergraduate degree from Massachusetts College of Art, and is currently a part time lecturer at The School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston at Tufts University.