Weave of Life is an evolving, living project—growing panel by panel, story by story. This space offers a glimpse into the process as it unfolds: from early material gathering and studio moments to community contributions and new installations. You’re invited to follow along as the work develops and to see how memory, nature, and community connection are woven together over time. Subscribe to get updates directly to your e-mail! For project details visit: https://www.nancyfritzart.com/weave-of-life
Hello + Welcome to Weave of Life
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Hello, and welcome. If you’re here, you’ve probably heard me mention Weave of Life somewhere—or maybe you stumbled in out of curiosity. Either way, I’m glad you’re here. Weave of Life is a long-term, large-scale mixed media project I’m currently working on. Over time, it will grow into a modular installation made up of hundreds of individual panels—each one small on its own, but meaningful as part of a larger whole. At its core, the project explores memory, nature, and community connection, and how small, sincere gestures can add up to something much bigger. This page is my journal, where I’ll be sharing updates as the work unfolds—what I’m making, what I’m thinking about, what’s working, and what’s not. Some posts will be about process or materials, some about ideas I’m wrestling with, and some will just be quick check-ins from the studio. If you’d like to follow along, be sure to subscribe or check back here from time to time. I’m excited to share this journey as it continues to grow. —Nancy |
Weave of Life Project: In Progress
Weave of Life is an evolving, living project—growing panel by panel, story by story. This space offers a glimpse into the process as it unfolds: from early material gathering and studio moments to community contributions and new installations. You’re invited to follow along as the work develops and to see how memory, nature, and community connection are woven together over time. Subscribe to get updates directly to your e-mail! For project details visit: https://www.nancyfritzart.com/weave-of-life
Each panel in Weave of Life carries its own story. While the installation is meant to be experienced as a whole, sometimes it helps to slow down and look closely at a single piece. This panel brings together fabric, encaustic wax, and a gel print on paper. Each material holds its own history and energy. The fabric introduces texture from reclaimed pieces of samples that once lived another life. The gel print is a memory created with my sister-in-law, Liz, introducing me to geli prints for my...
The panel reads: “Long waits, dire conditions for migrants in US.”An article headline from the Journal Gazzette, February 10, 2026 It is not an easy sentence to sit with. It is not decorative. It is not abstract. It carries weight. As with life, The Weave of Life is not only about what is beautiful, soft, or comfortable. A true weaving holds tension. It holds contrast. It holds threads we might rather trim away. But if we remove every difficult strand, we are left with something dishonest. If...
There are certain images that stay with you. Years ago, I made a lino print of Quan Yin and she’s been tucked away in my studio. She’s moved with me through different spaces, different phases of life. But I couldn’t throw her away. As I’ve been building panels for Weave of Life, I’ve been asking myself: What deserves to be carried forward? What can be transformed instead of discarded? So I brought Quan Yin back out. In the video attached, you’ll see me carefully cutting her from the old print...