bio
Textiles
Textiles
Kristin Leach is a visual artist and textile artisan based out of Minneapolis, Minnesota. In addition to working in fine art and textiles, Kristin enjoys ancient history, tarot, jazz era biographies, unusual antiques and cheesy horror flicks.
Textiles
Textiles
Textiles
Kristin has made scarves, shawls, tarot bags, pouches, hand towels, garments, and commissioned items for various clients across the United States. She uses a multitude of fibers in her work- cotton, wool, alpaca, silk, cottolin, bamboo, linen, tencel, and synthetic fibers have all found their way onto her loom. Her current focus is creati
Kristin has made scarves, shawls, tarot bags, pouches, hand towels, garments, and commissioned items for various clients across the United States. She uses a multitude of fibers in her work- cotton, wool, alpaca, silk, cottolin, bamboo, linen, tencel, and synthetic fibers have all found their way onto her loom. Her current focus is creating a line of bespoke garments that feature her handwoven fabric.
*BLINK*
Scrappy Gals
Scrappy Gals
*BLINK* is a series on canvas that incorporates wool roving and locks, acrylic paint, gel mediums and synthetic animal eyes. The work began with simple curiosity about combining paint and fiber, and developed into a deeper exploration of how the creative process can seemingly take on a life of its own. Each piece is intended to nudge th
*BLINK* is a series on canvas that incorporates wool roving and locks, acrylic paint, gel mediums and synthetic animal eyes. The work began with simple curiosity about combining paint and fiber, and developed into a deeper exploration of how the creative process can seemingly take on a life of its own. Each piece is intended to nudge the viewer to step outside their own comfort zone and to enjoy the unexpected.
Scrappy Gals
Scrappy Gals
Scrappy Gals
"Scrappy Gals" emerged as the byproduct of Kristin's textile work and *BLINK* paintings. Taking shape in the form of an art doll, each Scrappy Gal is constructed and stuffed with the fabric scraps, loom waste, fiber and yarn that were cast aside during weaving, spinning, sewing and painting. The result of a bizarre and vivid imagination,
"Scrappy Gals" emerged as the byproduct of Kristin's textile work and *BLINK* paintings. Taking shape in the form of an art doll, each Scrappy Gal is constructed and stuffed with the fabric scraps, loom waste, fiber and yarn that were cast aside during weaving, spinning, sewing and painting. The result of a bizarre and vivid imagination, a belief in zero waste practices and a love of oddities, Scrappy Gals blur the line between "craft" and "curious".