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art, art tour, fiber, fiber art, free event, northeastern wisconsin, Sobieski, studio tour, weaving
Once again, Ann Reiser is the only fiber artist on the Tour. Visiting her studio will be a fun experience, since she raises the animals for the fiber for her work. Ann has also been a wonderful spokesperson for the Tour, often staffing our booth at the Farmer’s Market on Broadway and distributing information at the many events she attends. Thanks Ann – it’s great having you on the Tour!
Ann Reiser – Biography
Living on a working sheep farm in Sobieski, Wisconsin, provides Ann Reiser with the wool and the inspiration she needs to create her fiber art. The emotion that developes in her when she sees each new crop of fiber on her animals calls to her to use it in any way that she can imagine. Ann says, “The natural fiber draws my hands in, and because it’s so tactile, I’ve found locks of fiber in my pockets that I must have picked up, and I find myself using them like one would use ‘worry beads’.” Ann looks for ideas everywhere, sees something that just might work for her, and adapts the concept to fit her creative style. Each design is made up many times in her head before she turns it into her artwork.
