Laurie Carlson Steger
A fiber artist whose weavings are inspired by atmospheric phenomena like ethereal cloud banks. BFA and MFA, UMass Dartmouth.
Laurie Carlson Steger is a fiber artist. Their weavings are inspired by atmospheric phenomena like ethereal cloud banks. Laurie began weaving at camp in the 1960s, then studied at the Worcester Center for Crafts in the 1970s. Laurie earned a BFA and MFA at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth.
Laurie explored weaving with fiber optic materials and was an engineering consultant in the field of smart textile applications in the 1990s–2000s.
Laurie's weavings are inspired by atmospheric phenomena like ethereal cloud banks.
Laurie's recent work was shown with the exhibitions Interpreting Change: Weavers' Guild of Boston 1922–2022, HGA Convergence, Vistas Along the Appalachian Trail and, upcoming, Transformation — A Juried Exhibit sponsored by the Chattahoochee Handweavers Guild. Their work has been seen in FiberArt Magazine, Shuttle, Spindle and Dyepot, Fiberart International, Fiber Art Now: Excellence in Fibers, and their millinery work at London Hat Week.
Laurie taught Textile Science at Boston area colleges, curated exhibitions, and led workshops/lectures at weaving guilds and textile organizations.
Laurie is the current Dean of the Weavers' Guild of Boston.