The Red Barn Studio Museum welcomes Lisa Riley, a fiber artist from Wichita, as the Artist-in-Residence February 14-26.

Riley will spend the majority of her residency focused on fiber-based work, creating clothing and accessories from handwoven fabrics made on her rigid heddle loom.

Throughout her stay, Riley will have a loom set up for an ongoing community Saori weaving project. Visitors are invited to weave a few rows into a shared textile using provided materials such as fabric scraps, yarn, and found objects, or bring their own. The project follows Saori weaving principles that encourage experimentation, individuality, and community participation. Her hope is to spark curiosity: to invite others to see the possibilities hidden in familiar materials, and to appreciate the wonder of making something entirely new with our own hands. “I am curious—both about how people will respond and about what we will create together. The unknown outcome feels alive with possibility.” Rilley says.

While fiber work will be the focus of her residency, Riley will also move between different projects and materials, working in a way that mirrors Lester Raymer’s own approach to making. Read more about Riley’s work by going to the Visit Lindsborg blog.

Visitors are encouraged to stop in, observe the process, and take part in the weaving project.

The Red Barn Studio Museum, located at 212 S. Main Street, is open Tuesday-Friday 10:00am-5:00pm and 1:00-5:00pm on Saturday and Sunday. For more information, visit redbarnstudio.org.