Lynda Grace Black - Philly Fiber/Weaving & Knitting the Souls of the City - 007

Pardon My Art - Unlocking the Business of Creativity

Lynda and I are both Quakers and happen to be members of the same Quaker Meeting in Philadelphia. She was one of the first people I met after I joined the Quaker community and I’ve always known her as an artist and urban gardener. Unpretentious and one of the most authentic people you will ever meet, Lynda is a visual artist whose aesthetic is informed in part by her dad’s activism and her grandmother’s crochet lessons. Her crocheted vessels, paper collages and knitted assemblages are an expression of some of the stories we have yet to know and some of the ones we need to unlearn.

What I like about Lynda’s work is that she operates in a 3 dimensional way with materials that have their own unique textures and hues and when you really get into the meaning behind her art you realize that she makes her pieces come alive in more ways than one.

Lynda’s work has shown in numerous Philadelphia area venues, including The Colored Girls Museum, Seed on Diamond Gallery, The Barnes Foundation, and the Philadelphia Museum of Art. An occasional DIY public space artist, she placed her crocheted vessels in trees in Philadelphia, St. Helena, Savannah, Berlin and London to represent lynchings and other government sanctioned brutality.

Lynda’s work is featured in the book Making Good: An Inspirational Guide to Being an Artist Craftsman. Lynda holds a BA in Journalism and MA in Education. Her self-guided study includes programs at Fleisher Art Memorial, Asian Arts Initiative and private training.

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