I Walked Up to the Cloud
Woven works by Claire Crews
May 15 – June 30, 2023
Paper Nautilus Books
19 S Angell St, Providence
Reception May 18, 6-8pm
I Walked Up to the Cloud is a show of decorative and utilitarian woolen works by Claire Crews. The show’s title is a borrowed line from the poem Samuel Palmer: the Characters of Fire by prairie poet Ronald Johnson. Like clouds—or translucent windows reflecting a changing sky—these geometric structures invite and suspend. They remind us that fog up close is radiant.
All pieces are handwoven on a four-harness floor loom, using natural toned and dyed churro wool, the compositions based on watercolor sketches in the artist's daybooks.
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Claire Crews (b. 1993) is a weaver and writer from Prescott, AZ and Salina, KS. She holds an MFA in Literary Arts from Brown University. Her printed and woven works have appeared at APE Gallery in Northampton, MA (2018) House of Poems Gallery in Florence, MA (2018) and Big Wheel Press Gallery in Easthampton, MA (2015).
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This exhibit is part of Permanent Collection, an ongoing series about things found, how they were found, and how what was found is shared. The series is produced by Ben Sisto. Learn more at pcpvd.com.
Thanks to our generous partners for all their support: Paper Nautilus Books, papernautilusbooks.com; Gallery Night Providence, gallerynight.org; Dye House, dyehouseri.com; Hudson Street Deli, hudsonstreetdeli.com; The Classic, theclassicri.com; and The Rhode Island Council for the Humanities, rihumanities.org.