Lindsey Gates

Lindsey Gates is a fiber artist that uses everyday objects in a unique way. She gets her inspiration from the different parts of clothing from necklines to ruffles to fasteners from all around the world. She draws from her own vocabulary to create interesting patterns and textures from different materials used in repetition. Lindsey was taught that everything that was around her was useful in one way or another, and she uses this idea in her work from using pistachio shells, paperclips, clothing tags, cut nails and steel washers in her work. She uses silver and copper along with a metal mesh as the foundation of materials in her work. She works with a couple different techniques in her work including knotless knitting with wire and other sewing techniques. She also has different patinas that she uses on her work to create a variety of color .