Nancy Crasco is a BFA graduate of the Rhode Island School of Design. Nancy also earned a Master’s degree at Lesley University in Cambridge, MA. She has been working in fiber since 1968, actively exhibiting her work nationally and internationally since 1975. Her work is often based on the intricacies of nature, using imagery attained through the use of various printing processes, including linoleum, gelatin plate, and a photocopier, in combination with stitching and embroidery. Nancy has extensive teaching experience in both public and private education, and lectures about her work to various groups interested in fiber art processes. She is a member of the Cambridge Art Association, Studio Art Quilters Association and the Surface Design Association, for which she is currently is a co-representative for the Massachusetts/Rhode Island Chapter.
Her personal artist website is http://www.nancycrasco.com
Artist Statement:
My initial exploration of traditional American quilting techniques has evolved with the introduction of printing processes and fiber construction techniques from Asia. I print on fabric using various processes: the computer and/or copier, linoleum blocks, or the gelatin plate process. A study of the construction of pojagi, a type of Korean silk wrapping cloth, has allowed me to explore a layering of materials between translucent layers of silk organza. The resultant works are transparent and light, and move in the slightest current of air.
I have always been inspired and motivated by the natural world, and especially by the problems associated with the use and misuse of our natural resources, the effects of which are not always apparent to the naked eye. My content arises with my concerns for the effect of environmental changes on our planet.