Deborah Silver earned a BFA in Fiber from the Cleveland Institute of Art. She weaves art using the split-shed technique, transforming traditional weaving structures into a signature method of hand-weaving. Her recent art is drawn from American women’s history and from memorials found in old cemeteries. Deborah authored “The Technique of Split-Shed Weaving”, a book that illustrates pictorial weaving using the split-shed process on four-shaft looms. Her articles have been published in Complex Weavers magazine. Deborah teaches split-shed weaving workshops internationally. Deborah’s weavings have been shown in numerous juried exhibitions including the World of Threads Festival in Ontario, Canada. She is the recipient of several awards, including the Complex Weavers Award and First Place at Complexity 2018.
