{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Between Fiber and Art","description":" An artist is someone with creativity, inspiration, and a singular vision. Are those traits limited to \u201cfine\u201d mediums? Who decides who gets to be an artist? In this episode of Borderscapes, \u2018Between Fiber and Art,\u2019 host Maria McCoy explores why weavers have been blocked out of the fine art world.&amp;nbsp;   Drawing a line between art and craft causes problems. For one, it slights women. Fiber practices, including weaving, knitting, and sewing, are not only categorized as craft, but as \u201cwomen\u2019s work.\u201d Dismissing them discounts passionate women makers, a few of whom you\u2019ll meet as a guest of the East Sussex Guild of Weavers, Spinners, and Dyers.&amp;nbsp;   &amp;nbsp;Beyond that,  a border between art and craft is just too limiting. Philip Sanderson, studio leader at West Dean Tapestry Studio, explains how tapestry weaving doesn\u2019t fit squarely in either category.\u202f&amp;nbsp;   &amp;nbsp;So, can this border be dismantled? Listen in to find out!&amp;nbsp;  ","author_name":"Borderscapes","author_url":"http:\/\/borderscapes.libsyn.com\/site","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/36344195\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/187604670"}