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The intricate and intense labor required by Rowan's unconventional process becomes a meditative endeavor of devotion.
 Rowan Mastandrea is a self-taught fiber artist based in Scottsdale, AZ. Working with yarn and repurposed materials for decades, she has created a unique mythological vision that merges time and form. She works intuitively, guided by materials and flashes of insight. The intricate and intense labor required by her unconventional process becomes a meditative endeavor of devotion. The presence of her humanity and the humanity of others in her work evokes a heartfelt and comforting resonance, while her ingenuity and boldness kindle a primal imagination. Rowan Mastandrea continues to show her work in solo and group shows, allowing it to evolve organically from a central vision. Her vigorous studio practice and feral imagination have allowed her to forge new territory in the field of textiles. Rooted in reverence and solitude, she continually produces work with spiritual substance and timeless intrigue.
Rowan Mastandrea Artist StatementFiber Diaries, August 22-September 28, 2025Intuition is my trailhead for creating artifacts, clothing, and creatures in fiber. An otherworldly longing arrives, and I pursue it without a plan or known destination. Highly unstructured and unpredictable, the work feels alive upon inception. I follow its premise by both shaping the emerging form and watching it take shape. Momentum is built and lost, built and lost, until each next step announces itself. All I control is my own determination and devotion until it is finished. Approaching with reverence towards creativity’s deepest potentials, I am consistently humbled by the process and results. I stretch myself, and remember each journey like an elusive dream. My passion for textiles knows no bounds. Textiles are inseparable from the presence of humanity. Textiles assert meaning without words. They engage the senses on a primal, instinctual level that trickles up to prompt the mind into an imaginative state. Textiles articulate a complex and emotional language of their own, defying explanation and demanding keener awareness. I work in textiles not to express myself, but to connect with a timeless creativity, and allow its discourse to be born from the ethers. Instead of understanding the results, I begin a new relationship with them. What are they communicating with me? What do they call to the surface that would have remained intangible? The feelings generated by these questions reveal an inner, ever-evolving landscape. My hope is to share this deep stirring with others who wish to embark on a mystical relationship of th