Debra Smith

Region: Midwest

Website: http://www.debraMsmith.com

City / State: Kansas City, MO

I approach fabric as language, sewing together layers of silk, revealing the translucent and reflective qualities of antique kimonos, dead-stock suit linings, and European tie fabrics.

My textiles are untangled from the burden of craft and the limitations of domestic projects. Each piece is a story—silk sentences punctuated with thread.