TEXTILES

— If the material is of the land, then the color is of my heart.

This body of works focuses on recontextualizing “women’s work” by combining artistic and handcraft traditions of drawing and sewing through modern methods.  Wools from the Gardner family farm, Meadowtree Farm, form the foundation, lending labor to works not only from the artist, but of multiple generations. Simple materials balanced with intense detail.  Traditional methods balanced by contemporary possibilities.
Textile work available through Weinberger Fine Art.

Fly-over Country: The Wild Side │Thread, Hand-dyed Shetland & Alpaca wool │ 16′ x 3’9″ x 4″ framed │ 2022
colorful textile of densely composed plants and animals
Fly-over Country: The Wild Side (Left Panel) │ Thread, Hand-dyed Shetland & Alpaca wool │ panel: 44 x 64 x 4″ framed │ 2022
colorful textile of hand-dyed wool depicting plants and animals
Fly-over Country: The Wild Side (Middle Panel) │ Thread, Hand-dyed Shetland & Alpaca wool │ panel: 44 x 64 x 4″ framed │ 2022
colorful textile artwork featuring densely packed plants and animals
Fly-over Country: The Wild Side (Middle Panel) │ Thread, Hand-dyed Shetland & Alpaca wool │ panel: 44 x 64 x 4″ framed │ 2022
Luck of the Skies │ Hand-dyed Shetland & Alpaca wool on sculpted foam │ 36 x 72 x 2.5″ │ 2022
The Shower of The Life of Earth No. 2 or I do indeed take credit for increased numbers of hummingbirds on our block. │SOLD
The Shower of Life No 3 or some days the butterflies get all the credit but not today! │ Hand-dyed Shetland & Alpaca wool │ 18 x 18 x 2″ │ 2022
The Shower of The Life of Earth No. 4 or I watched puzzled as the dog snapped at the air and then I too was flailing against the swarm. │ Hand-dyed Shetland & Alpaca wool │ 14 x 14 x 2″ │ 2022
The Shower of The Life of Earth No. 5 or I still regret losing that feather. │ Hand-dyed Shetland & Alpaca wool │ 16 x 16 x 2″ │ 2022
A multi-colored domed and round textile artwork, consisting of many individual wool applique elements.
Memory Portal No. 3 │ Thread, silk, hand-dyed Shetland wool │ 74 x 74 x 7″ │ 2019
A multi-colored domed and round textile artwork, consisting of many individual wool applique elements.
Memory Portal No. 3 │ SOLD
Memory Portal No. 4 │ SOLD
A multi-colored domed and round textile artwork, consisting of many individual wool applique elements. with groups of elements splaying off of the dome onto the wall at intervals.
Memory Portal No. 2 │ SOLD
A multi-colored domed and round textile artwork, consisting of many individual wool applique elements.
Memory Portal No. 3 │ Thread, silk, hand-dyed Shetland wool │ 42 x 38 x 7.5″ │ 2019
GROW / Thread, natural and hand-dyed Shetland wool, silk / 10 x 10′ / 2019 / Commissioned by St. Teresa’s Academy
Detail of GROW
framed textile artwork featuring local Missouri flora and fauna executed in thread and wool
Minds Window: GROW No. 1 │ Thread, silk, hand-dyed Shetland wool │ 26 x 26″ │ 2019
framed textile artwork featuring Missouri flora and fauna executed in thread and dyed wool
Minds Window GROW No 2 │ Thread, silk, hand-dyed Shetland wool │ 26 x 26″ │ 2019
Memory Stratum No. 1: I Named Him Skylar │ SOLD
Memory Stratum No. 2: A Turtle Got Into the Strawberries Again │ SOLD
Bonsai No. 3 │ Viscose & metallic thread │24 x 19 x 1.5″ │ 2016
Forest for the Trees │ Thread │ 36 x 108″ │ 2012
Detail of Forest For The Trees │ Thread
Forest For The Trees_OP City Hall site crop m_Rachelle Gardner-Roe
Forest For The Trees │ Acquired by the City of Overland Park, KS