Caryn W. Stedman

C.W. Stedman is an independent artist, weaver, and jewelry-maker. Her 2-D art is primarily composed in acrylic, although she works in charcoal and pastel when she is creating studies for her paintings. She often uses her photographs for inspiration. She weaves fiber into cloth creations using a variety of looms and techniques – 4- and 8-harness, rigid heddle and tapestry looms, inkle looms, and tablets, and braids on a marudai or using discs. She makes baskets using traditional woven reeds or by coiling pine needles, sometimes combined with gourds, flat geodes, or other natural materials. Her jewelry combines braided fibers, often with beads or semi-precious stones, loom-woven beaded items and her own lost wax cast silver charms and findings. She enjoys blending her love of fiber with her love of jewelry, semi-precious stones, and beads, often embellishing her fiber items with these, and sometimes creating coordinating jewelry for the fiber items. All her items are original designs.