I'd agree with your definition, except that I associate the term "fiber
art" with textile arts other than sewing.
I call it art using fiber as the medium, wearable or not. This includes
the hanging textile sculptures, wall pieces, and some garments.
Whereas, to me "wearable art" covers sewing, weaving, spinning, knitting,
crochet, embroidery, the whole spectrum.
Fiber art with armholes ;)
BTW, some jewelry is like wearable sculpture, and is made of metal, stone,
etc. I would call that wearable art too. Then there are cross-over folks
like Arlene Fisch who, in the 1970s, was making knitted silver wire
jewelry. And the chain-mail-bikini crowd - wearable, but is it art?
CarolynKayta Barrows
dollmaker, fibre artist, textillian
www.FunStuft.com
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