Observed and Collected

Public reception Friday September 27, 5-7 pm

Susan Moran’s work is inspired by the natural world and our place in it.  She collects and arranges images, builds and subtracts, and uses processes that suit the concepts and gives the pieces a reason for existing as textiles.  Simultaneously she strives to make the medium influence the outcome in such a way that cloth and image meld together. Moran uses silkscreen, shibori, and stitching to embed images from her daily walks into the fabric. It's important that the work builds slowly, involving meditative processes that connect her to the cloth and the source of the design.

Susan has an MFA in Textiles from the University of Michigan. Her work incorporates shibori, silkscreen, and stitching to create work inspired by the natural world and common human experiences. She was a faculty member of the College for Creative Studies in Detroit from 1986-2023 and has also taught at Wayne State University. Commissions include textiles for the University of Michigan Medical School and the University of Michigan Cardiovascular Center, United Technologies Automotive, and the Michigan Horticultural Society. She has received grants from the Michigan Council for the Arts and National Surface Design Association. Her work has been profiled in Fiberarts Magazine. She exhibits, lectures and conducts workshops widely in Michigan and the US. Her recent Artist Residency at Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore/ Glen Arbor Art Center has influenced some of the work in this exhibition.