fibertext: education, practice & theory

Cranbrook Academy of Art has been a hothouse environment for graduate studies in the visual arts for more than seventy-five years. In particular, the program in fiber under the successive leadership of Gerhardt Knodel and Jane Lackey has contributed to the rethinking of the field, redefining and shifting it in new directions. Hot House: Expanding the Field of Fiber at Cranbrook, 1970-2007 presents work by Knodel and Lackey as well as over 150 of their 275 graduates, all of whom have contributed to the ever-expanding field of fiber. From the introductory essay by Gregory Wittkopp