My name is Andrea Brewer and I am a native of western North Carolina. I am a self-taught artist who developed my fiber art style from years spent as a landscape watercolorist.  I worked as a freelance watercolorist, an illustrator, and an educator before returning full time to fiber art in 2006.

I work  from a studio in Brevard, North Carolina.  Studio visits are by appointment only.  Custom orders and commercial clients welcomed.

I am a member of the Transylvania County Arts Council, the American Craft Council, SAFF, and HandMade in America.


I start with raw fiber. The fibers are gently processed in my western North Carolina studio using earth-friendly products and low metal dyes.  Using strands of wool, silk, cotton and bamboo fiber, I build the scene (tableau) in layers, contouring them into a three-dimensional composition.  When completed, the scene is presented much like a two-dimensional work of art. My works are expertly framed using the very latest in conservation techniques.


My goal is to express the spirit of the painted landscape in fiber.
Andrea Knott Brewer
About the Artist & the Process
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andreasfibers@gmail.com / 828. 577. 1968                  Copyright  2006-2011  Andrea Knott Brewer
                                       
handpainted merino wool fleece
What is a handpainted natural fiber tableau?