Ally Kraus

@allykraus.bsky.social

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Fiber artist, educator, and founder of @microfiberschool.com My goal in life is to acquire all skills https://www.allykraus.com

Second Saturdays Open Studio; Saturday August 9th from noon-3pm; 1068 The Alameda, San Jose, CA 95126 Text is overlayed on collaged paper painted in purple and green and arranged in zigzags
A finished woven cloth with a circle painted on the warp threads. The four colors are each on a different set of warp threads and the circles are slightly offset, creating a blurry edge.
A close up of a wall of 12 different, color tessellated collages.
Ally Kraus speaking in front of three small textile compositions made of rust and natural dyes. 📷: Mel Beach
A collaged tessellation. Overlapping green circles and blue squares on a light orange background, shown in front of leaves with overlapping light and shadow.
Two interlocking triangles, one painted on 3/4 warp threads in red, the other on 1/4 warp threads in black.
A collage using painted paper in green, yellow, and purple, held in front of a purple and white flowered bush.
A weaving in progress. Triangles are painted on the cloth and warp in blue.
A woven cloth is laid on a table covered with plastic sheeting. It's connected to a table loom named "Marigold" on one slide. There are stencils with geometric shapes placed on top and small jars of paint are scattered on the table.
A side view of a weaver unweaving cloth on a floor loom with a stick shuttle. The cloth is white with occasional brightly colored abstract shapes.
A collage made from painted paper that has been cut into shapes and tessellated into a pattern reminiscent of birds on vines.
A metal top from Inception is spun on a metal surface. Then, you see the process of how it was formed. A 3D printed object was pressed into sand, then removed, and molten pewter was poured into the hole. Once removed, the sprue was cut off and the totem was sanded to remove burrs.
Ally standing talking to several visitors in her studio. There are two ikat wall hangings and a painted warp top hanging on the wall.
A college of 6 textile art pieces with a Silicon Valley Open Studios Participating Artist logo overlaid.
A handwoven double ikat piece in madder and indigo. A donut shape is superimposed on four diagonal squares.
An image of a white female with short brown hair and glasses and three table looms. The text reads: "Teach-It-Forward 2025 Grant Recipient, Micro Fiber School, Ally Kraus" above a Handweavers Guild of America logo.
Handwoven weft ikat depicting a plastic bag floating in the wind. There are 5 images of bags in various states of rotation on a blue background.
A white female with short curly brown hair and glasses stands next to an ikat weaving.