Endangered Harmony

Title: Endangered Harmony

Artist: Karen Nyberg

Medium: Mixed media including used clothing and thread painting on stretched Osomtex® canvas (2020)

Description: Karen completed Endangered Harmony in celebration of Earth Day.  It is an intricately crafted textile art piece stitched together entirely from delicately cut out pieces of her used clothing. The black silhouettes were cut from an old pair of her running shorts whose elastic waistband had reached its end of useful life – to now find use again as the beautiful creatures of our planetary home. The entire design then stitched onto a base of Osomtex twill fabric, made from yarn upcycled from discarded clothing, and then stretched on a circular frame. Reminding us our planet is in space – so there really is no ‘up’.  @astrokarenn

About the Artist: Dr. Karen Nyberg is a retired NASA astronaut and textile artist who now channels her experiences in space into creative expression on Earth. Her art combines science, sustainability, and storytelling through intricate quilt and textile designs that celebrate our planet’s beauty and interconnectedness.

Price: $7,500