Laura Foster Nicholson:
Chicago textile artist, Laura Foster Nicholson has had a long and illustrious career in her chosen medium and is represented in many major international collections.

Using designs, which are both rational and emotional, Laura’s rich, expressive brocade tapestries serve as representation of formal gardens from around the world. Her inspiration to map gardens in weaving, stems from the idea that architectural & garden plans are built on a grid, like the warp and weft of a loom.

Her largest collection of work captures the restored gardens of Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello.

Laura uses a three-harness twill, the simplest one possible and wool yarns that have an aggressive texture. Her brocade threads are silk, rayon or cotton floss and these smooth fibers contrast with the fuzzy wool and “sit” emphatically on the surface.

Most of her pieces use alternating stripes to stress the warp and weft. These patterns structure and support the brocaded images which Laura weaves on top.

Green Onions
Pink Cake
Orange Cake
Cherry Pie
Carrots
Bread Bins
Bundt Cake
Chicory - 26 x 33 inches - woven jacquard, from an edition of 15
Hoop House with Crows - 26 x 30 inches, woven jacquard, artist proof
Wabash River - 33 x 36 inches - woven, cotton, silk, metallic thread
Apple Pie - 8x10 inches
Chocalate Layer Cake - 5x7 inches
Chocolate Swiss Roll - 8x11 inches
Tiny Lavender Layer Cake - 5x5 inches
Peach Pie - 5x7 inches
Tiny Pink Layer Cake - 5x5 inches
Barn and Grain Sheds	Barn and Grain Sheds II
Bounty & Thrift	Big Sunflowers
Carrots	Oak Tree