Hedy Lyles

My primary areas of interest are weaving complex original designs with vibrant colors.

I have worked with fiber and fabric in many forms my entire life and found my niche when I started weaving about 20 years ago. I have lived in Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, Colorado and Montana and studied with and been influenced by many artists in the fiber community across the country and southwest Canada. I express myself creating complex designs and I am inspired by colors that are vibrant and alive. My original designs are constantly changing. Each piece is One Of A Kind.

Accomplishments:

• Master Artisan, Pennsylvania Guild of Craftsmen, April, 2019

• Recipient of the Complex Weavers Award 6 times – 2021, 2019, 2017, 2014, 2012, 2011

• Jurors’ Choice Award, 2019, Celebration of Fibers, Philadelphia Guild of Handweavers

• Vest Juried Into Convergence, Handweavers Guild of America, Knoxville, TN, 2022

• Shawl juried into Convergence, Handweavers Guild of America, Knoxville, TN, 2020

• Handweavers Guild of America Award, 2013, 2014, Celebration of Fibers, Philadelphia Guild of Handweavers

• J. Willard Lord Memorial Award, 2014, Celebration of Fibers, Philadelphia Guild of Handweavers

• Handwoven Magazine Weaving for the Home Award of Excellence, 2012, COF, PGHW

• Two juried pieces were exhibited May-July, 2019, Hudgens Center for Art and Learning, Atlanta, Georgia

• Work is exhibited annually at the Celebration of Fibers, Philadelphia Guild of Handweavers

• Exhibited at New Hope Art Gallery, December, 2019

• Photos of my work have been published in Complex Weavers Journal and Shuttle, Spindle and Dyepot - 8 times, 2012 through 2022

• Article Written for Complex Weavers Journal, October, 2021

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