ARTISAN // One-of-one / Handwoven / Hand-dyed textiles

Taryn Slawson ( 1985 )

Visible Frequencies / VF ^

As a self-taught weaver, Taryn’s practice serves as a meditative exploration of what it is to be electrically sensitive in our modern world. Her woven patterns are an expression of her felt experience navigating life with an acute awareness of energies that often entirely escape the notice of others.

Taryn describes her experience of being electrically sensitive as an internally overwhelming and chaotic feeling, an energy that she attempts to transmute into a more grounded and coherent expression, via the loom. She believes that the creative act; the impulse to create - to bring beauty into the world, is one of the most fundamental drives of what it is to be human, and recognizes the immense gift of being able to do so in this life. Taryn’s woven textiles encompass a body of work that includes fine art to functional objects and furniture.

The acknowledgment of this “energetic sensitivity”, which took years for Taryn to understand, has led her to embrace a simpler way of living, less dependent on the conveniences of mainstream technologies. Living her life somewhat out of context with the pulse of society, Taryn is drawn to the deliberate and unhurried repetitions of working by hand. Often, she will intentionally choose to approach a piece in the most arduous of ways, in a deliberate attempt to achieve a level of detail that might not be immediately recognizable to the viewer. The patterns that she weaves are bold and oscillate with an energy suggesting an endless vibrational field that extends beyond the confines of her woven canvases. She views her works not individually, but rather as a collection of interwoven frequencies; a non-verbal and continuous personal dialogue. 

Taryn currently resides in Santa Fe, NM with her partner and one year old son, Kalil. She is available for site-specific / commissioned work.

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