Emelie Richardson’s handwoven works blur the boundaries of traditional craft and painting. Emelie earned a BFA from the University of Kentucky, where she first began to explore the relational possibilities of formal painting and fiber art. In Emelie’s handwoven paintings, chance and improvisation have become integral elements to the laborious process of weaving, in which fluid line and form cannot be easily controlled. Allowing the materials to play a large role in informing the work, Emelie highlights spontaneous subtle shifts in surface texture and tonality.  Emelie currently lives and works in Chimayo, New Mexico.

“‘Field View’ and the ‘Orchard’ series are meditations on the land on which I currently reside; land dense with old growth fruit trees planted by Spanish-colonial settlers. The fruit-like forms are symbolic explorations of several dichotomies — permanence vs ephemerality, buoyancy vs weightiness, fragility vs resilience.”

— Emelie Richardson, 2023 

2024
10.75” x 12.75”
Wool, natural dyes
$1,200

2024
10.75” x 12.75”
Wool, cotton, natural dyes
$1,200

2024
12.75” x 13.75”
Jute, wool, cotton, acrylic paint
$1,800

2022
12” x 15”
Wool, cotton
$1,600

2022
19” x 28”
Wool, natural dyes
$3,600

2024
27.5” x 31.5”
Wool, natural dyes
$4,800

2024
26.5” x 32.5”
Wool
$4,200

2024
26.5” x 34.5”
Wool, natural dyes
$5,000

2022
36” x 27.5”
Jute, cotton
$5,400

2023
25” x 28.5”
Linen, wool
$3,800

2023
25” x 28.5”
Jute, cotton
$3,800

2022
25” x 26.5”
Jute, hemp, cotton, wool
$3,600

2022
29” x 40”
Jute, cotton, ink
$5,400

2023
7” x 9.5”
Jute, cotton, wool, acrylic paint
$1,400

2023
9” x 10”
Jute, cotton, wool, acrylic paint
$1,600

2023
9” x 12”
Jute, cotton, wool, acrylic paint
$1,800

2023
7” x 9.5”
Jute, cotton, wool, acrylic paint
$1,400