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Argyle Photography
CHRIS LANG
My fiber education started with my mother teaching me to sew. This grew into making and designing my own clothes. After marrying I made quilts, wall hangings and other decorative articles. Having children brought the opportunity to design and make clothes for them. When my children were growing I had a small at home sewing business where I made clothing, did alterations and taught sewing.
After getting some sheep for my three children as a 4-H project, I realized that I liked sheep and wool and started building a flock of my own. Soon I began learning about wool and how to spin. While continuing to manage my flock, I designed and made original wool teddy bears, dressing them in hand-knit sweaters made with wool from my sheep. Over the next several years, I also started wet felting to make feet and hand pads, as well as accessories for my bears, which led to my experimenting with needle felting and my felt art.
My current one-of-a-kind work combines my interest in natural and manmade landscape, gardening, farming and being in the woods. I exhibit and sell my work in juried shows, both locally and throughout Ohio, and have a goal to exhibit nationally and internationally. I work in my light-filled home studio overlooking the rural landscape, southeast of Newark, Ohio.
To increase my expertise I have taken many classes in spinning, weaving, felting, drawing, design and collage.
The pieces shown on my website are examples of my style and technique. If you are interested in purchasing an available piece or commissioning me for other work, please contact me.
Selected Exhibits:
2014
Bryn Du Art Show, Granville, OH
Ohio State Fair Fine Arts Exhibition, Columbus, OH
2013
Ohio Craft Museum, Best of 2013, Columbus, Ohio
The Concourse Gallery, Upper Arlington, Ohio
Bryn Du Art Exhibition, Granville, Ohio
2012
Ohio Art League, Columbus, Ohio
McConnell Arts Center, Columbus, Ohio
The Works, Newark, Ohio (co-curated “Made by Hand” exhibition of hand felted art)
Ohio State Fair Fine Arts Exhibition, Columbus, OH(New Albany Arts Council Award)
8th Granville Art Show, Granville OH (Best of Show)
2011
Ohio Craft Museum, Columbus, Ohio
Argyle Photography & Fine Art Gallery, Newark, Ohio, One Person Show
Zanesville Museum of Art, Zanesville, Ohio, Juror Award
2010
Franklin Park Conservatory, Columbus, Ohio
Zanesville Museum of Art, Zanesville, Ohio, First Place in Fiber Award
Granville Art Show, Granville, Ohio
2009
The Dawes Arboretum, Newark, Ohio, Best of Show and Peoples Choice Award
Licking County Arts, Newark, Ohio
2007
Granville Art Show, Granville, Ohio
Licking County Arts, Newark, Ohio
2006
Ohio Craft Museum, Ohio Designer Craftsmen, Excellence in Fiber Award, Columbus, Ohio
The Dawes Arboretum, Newark, Ohio
Wayne Center for the Arts, Wooster, Ohio
2005
Ohio Veterinary Medical Association, Columbus, Ohio
Licking County Arts, Newark, Ohio
Granville Art Show, Granville, Ohio
2004
The Works, Newark, Ohio
Licking County Arts, Newark, Ohio
Ohio Craft Museum, Ohio Designer Craftsmen, Columbus, Ohio
2003
Fitton Center for Creative Arts, Hamilton, Ohio
The Dairy Barn Cultural Arts Center, Athens, Ohio
The Works, Newark, Ohio
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