Woven Fiber Optics

These Woven Fiber Optic pieces were a collaboration with industrial designer Harry Allan. I wove two structures: a double cloth (now in the Cooper Hewitts permanent collection), and a piece we called Sail Cloth. Harry worked on  the mounting ideas and found the illuminators that would light up the fiber optics. A few years later, I created large cross woven pieces that were displayed at a show in the Cooper Hewitt.

Process: Creating double cloth and 4-layer structures with fiber optics requires weave drafting and yarn configuring to allow for hanging devices and the attachment of illuminators.  Pre-planning the installation is always a part of the process before weaving.

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Fiber Optic Sail Cloth, 2002, fiber optic yarn, weaving, illuminator 22” x 13” x 18.5” (31.75” with illuminator) 55.88 cm x 33.02 cm x 46.99 cm (80.645 cm with illuminator) Private collector
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Detail: Fiber Optic Crossforms, 2006, fiber optic yarn, weaving, illuminators 4 pieces Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum Permanent Collection
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Days of Awe fiber optic weaving scrolls, 2014, 4 pieces, fiber optic yarn, weaving, illuminators, Temporarily displayed at The New Shul in 2019, NYC, Available
Suzanne Tick Fiber Optic Gensler Salvage Show 2012
Fiber Optic Pathways, fiber optic yarn, weaving, illuminators, Temporarily displayed at Gensler NYC, 2012
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Fiber Optic Crossforms, 2006, fiber optic yarn, weaving, illuminators Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum Permanent Collection
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Double Weave, 2002, fiber optic yarn, weaving, illuminator 90” x 7” x 2“ 228.6 cm x 17.78 cm x 5.08 cm Museum of Arts & Design Permanent Collection