In French, “tricoteuse” describes a woman who sits and knits, whatever the external circumstances, and the term describes Lori Ann Wallin accurately; she knits everywhere and all the time. The apparent alchemy of knitting ~ using sticks and string to transform thousands of tiny, discrete stitches into a single piece of fabric ~ charms Lori, who loves the practical magic of transforming raw material into functional objects.

Lori works primarily with natural fibers ~ wool, silk, cotton ~ materials with texture and warmth which can’t be reproduced in synthetics and which appeal to the hand as well as the eye, durable as well as beautiful, and preferably locally sourced materials from small, artisan producers.

Stop by Pottery Place Plus in the Historic Liberty Building for the First Friday Reception on Nov 1 from 5-8:30 pm to see Lori’s wearable art and meet her in person!