Michèle Guevara, a graphic designer and fiber artist based in Toronto, Ontario, is currently exploring and incorporating newer weaving technologies like the TC2 Digital Jacquard Loom into her practice. She aims to bring awareness to nature's fragility by creating woven wall pieces that delve into concepts such as impermanence, eco-psychology, and our profound interconnection with nature.
Hoping to evoke reflection about our role in relation to our surrounding landscapes, and the impact of human interactions and man-made waste materials on our natural environment, she invites viewers to contemplate and question their relationship with nature. Michèle believes that by bringing these nature-inspired weavings into our living spaces, we can foster an intimate sense of comfort, nurture, shelter, belonging, and tradition, ultimately leading us to understand the vital need to protect nature for our collective survival.
Her works have been published in Fiber Art Now and Suboart Magazine, and she is a regular participant and has been a speaker at the DesignTO Festival. Michèle’s art works have been exhibited at the Art Gallery of Mississauga, Next In Fibre at the Cambridge Art Gallery, and the World of Threads Festival.
My love for textiles and fibre started as a child, learning how to crochet with my grandmother and playing with her collection of buttons. I remember always hoping to inherit her old sewing machine... its sound is one of my fondest memories. I still use her crochet hooks and wish she could see me now. We would have so much to talk about!
Please contact me for custom orders or collaborations, and thank you for your interest in my work! ____michèle