Linda Celestian
Natural Phenomena, 2024
Polyester organza, spray paint
30" x 40" x 5"

Artist Statement

I am fascinated by the energy, forms, and colors found in nature.
My sculptures highlight aspects of nature's beauty that may be overlooked. Small details are pulled from intimate studies of natural formations and specimen collections.

Artist Bio

Linda Celestian attended Moore College of Art and Design in Philadelphia, receiving a BFA in Fashion Design in 1987. After a 5th-year study program in fine arts also at Moore, she entered the workforce as a designer. Learning how to design prints and hand-knit sweaters and the ins and outs of Chinese manufacturing was a fun challenge. After 3 years of keeping up with the fast pace of the fashion world, she found herself burnt out and ready to explore self-expression.
She creates forms small and large that describe the natural world she loves to explore and document. She sees her work as bringing to light aspects of nature's beauty that may be overlooked. This is evident in her works that resemble coral reefs, ocean waves, and fungus growths.

Polly Dressler Bech
Moving Through, 2010
Fiber/art quilt
28" x 30"

Artist Statement

I've been creating most of my life, in one form or another - paintings, clothing, collage, computer graphic art - but I didn't try to make a quilt until I was almost 30 years old. It took me awhile to get the hang of it, since I was raising my children while working on quilts a few hours a week. Something about the whole process of constructing a quilted art piece just worked for me, so I kept working at making them.
Most of my recent pieces have started with solar printing my own fabric. I collect leaves in my yard, or on my walks through town, and take prints of them on fabric. These prints capture the essence of nature for me, because this is my natural world, being surrounded by trees.
A love of, and respect for, the natural world has been a theme in my life and can be seen in my work. I also just love playing with color schemes, light and dark, mixing this traditional art form of quilting with newer surface design techniques.

Margery Amdur
Sliver #1, 2025
Digitally printed textiles, wire, thread
9" x 36"

Artist Statement

The sewing machine, my current tool of choice, serves as a drawing vehicle and a means of attaching layers of fabric. By adjusting the machine's tensions, the threads respond by forming glitches. At first glance, they may appear as blemishes; however, upon closer inspection, the embellishments and details work together to create highly intricate and ornate surfaces that are primarily abstract.

Artist Bio

Margery Amdur has been creating site-specific installations for over thirty years. Originally from Pittsburgh, she earned her B.F.A. from Carnegie Mellon University and her M.F.A. from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Her work has been featured and reviewed in national and international publications such as Sculpture Magazine, New American Paintings, Fiber Arts, and Creative Practices for Visual Artists. In addition to more than sixty solo exhibitions, Margery completed fourteen national and international projects between 2017 and 2024.

DeJeonge Reese
Untitled, 2024
Synthetic hair, beads, hair pins, barrettes, rice
5" x 7"

Artist Statement

DeJeonge uses her art and creativity to stimulate new and on-going conversations on the various facets of identity, linage, roots and ancestry within the black community; highlighting these intersections through her passion for experimenting with a variety of mediums and materials; primarily through hair.

Artist Bio

DeJeonge Reese (she/her) is a visual artist, educator and art advocate from Yeadon, Pennsylvania. She received her Bachelors degree in Visual Arts from The Lincoln University of Pennsylvania and her masters degree in studio art from Moore College of art and design in Philadelphia, PA. With a background in ceramics; DeJeonge used her time at Moore to explore other mediums such as installation, mixed media and performance art.

Suzette Art Couture
MEN MILLINERY, 2025
Millinery
5" x 9" x 5"

Artist Statement

Handcrafted braided straw fedora in a two-tone design, hand-blocked and shaped on a wooden mold. The crown has a textured blue finish, transitioning to a darker brim. A chocolate brown and light blue grosgrain headband wraps around the base, accented with silver studs, a leather detail, and a metal guitar charm.

Artist Bio

Suzette Art Couture specializes in handcrafted Art to Wear millinery and accessories for men and women, including fascinators and distinctive headwear. Our designs have been featured in fashion and entertainment, as well as in boutiques, fashion showrooms, and editorial spreads. We take pride in combining traditional millinery techniques with contemporary style, creating unique, high-quality pieces for a discerning clientele. Each custom hat is made to order, offering bespoke, modern, avant-garde, and culturally inspired designs that reflect a bold and fashion-forward aesthetic.

Wear to Wall
Assorted Indigo Napkins
Philly indigo natural dye, vintage linen

Artist Bio

Shelby Donnelly is an interdisciplinary visual artist and educator.
Donnelly makes screen printed and sewn textiles, garments, and objects that are contextualized within videos and installations.

Donnelly founded Wear To Wall in 2019 with the intention of making her artwork wearable.

Wear To Wall is a unique apparel brand because each design is produced as an individual piece, making it more like artwork. The design process starts with the materials determining the size of a piece, which ultimately dictates the design itself. The garment is complete once all the designated materials get used. The limited edition pieces are made from patterns and assembled with a variety of fabrics, making each piece unique.

Art-to-wear pieces are not made from patterns and instead are "built' like sculptures and composed like "drawings." Wear to Wall designs are one-of-a-kind with materials and fabrics that are historical, serendipitously sourced, and created in a zero waste process from start to finish. These pieces are true originals-no other will ever exist.

Shelby Donnelly lives and works in Philadelphia, PA.

Donated By The Artist

Wear to Wall
Assorted Indigo Napkins
Philly indigo natural dye, vintage linen

Artist Bio

Shelby Donnelly is an interdisciplinary visual artist and educator.
Donnelly makes screen printed and sewn textiles, garments, and objects that are contextualized within videos and installations.

Donnelly founded Wear To Wall in 2019 with the intention of making her artwork wearable.

Wear To Wall is a unique apparel brand because each design is produced as an individual piece, making it more like artwork. The design process starts with the materials determining the size of a piece, which ultimately dictates the design itself. The garment is complete once all the designated materials get used. The limited edition pieces are made from patterns and assembled with a variety of fabrics, making each piece unique.

Art-to-wear pieces are not made from patterns and instead are "built' like sculptures and composed like "drawings." Wear to Wall designs are one-of-a-kind with materials and fabrics that are historical, serendipitously sourced, and created in a zero waste process from start to finish. These pieces are true originals-no other will ever exist.

Shelby Donnelly lives and works in Philadelphia, PA.

Donated By The Artist

Wear to Wall
Assorted Indigo Napkins
Philly indigo natural dye, vintage linen

Artist Bio

Shelby Donnelly is an interdisciplinary visual artist and educator.
Donnelly makes screen printed and sewn textiles, garments, and objects that are contextualized within videos and installations.

Donnelly founded Wear To Wall in 2019 with the intention of making her artwork wearable.

Wear To Wall is a unique apparel brand because each design is produced as an individual piece, making it more like artwork. The design process starts with the materials determining the size of a piece, which ultimately dictates the design itself. The garment is complete once all the designated materials get used. The limited edition pieces are made from patterns and assembled with a variety of fabrics, making each piece unique.

Art-to-wear pieces are not made from patterns and instead are "built' like sculptures and composed like "drawings." Wear to Wall designs are one-of-a-kind with materials and fabrics that are historical, serendipitously sourced, and created in a zero waste process from start to finish. These pieces are true originals-no other will ever exist.

Shelby Donnelly lives and works in Philadelphia, PA.

Donated By The Artist

Wear to Wall
Drip Dress
Vintage Mash up
Size: S/M

Artist Bio

Shelby Donnelly is an interdisciplinary visual artist and educator.
Donnelly makes screen printed and sewn textiles, garments, and objects that are contextualized within videos and installations.

Donnelly founded Wear To Wall in 2019 with the intention of making her artwork wearable.

Wear To Wall is a unique apparel brand because each design is produced as an individual piece, making it more like artwork. The design process starts with the materials determining the size of a piece, which ultimately dictates the design itself. The garment is complete once all the designated materials get used. The limited edition pieces are made from patterns and assembled with a variety of fabrics, making each piece unique.

Art-to-wear pieces are not made from patterns and instead are "built' like sculptures and composed like "drawings." Wear to Wall designs are one-of-a-kind with materials and fabrics that are historical, serendipitously sourced, and created in a zero waste process from start to finish. These pieces are true originals-no other will ever exist.

Shelby Donnelly lives and works in Philadelphia, PA.

Donated By The Artist

Wear to Wall
Farmer's Market Bag
Cotton napkins, sailing line

Artist Bio

Shelby Donnelly is an interdisciplinary visual artist and educator.
Donnelly makes screen printed and sewn textiles, garments, and objects that are contextualized within videos and installations.

Donnelly founded Wear To Wall in 2019 with the intention of making her artwork wearable.

Wear To Wall is a unique apparel brand because each design is produced as an individual piece, making it more like artwork. The design process starts with the materials determining the size of a piece, which ultimately dictates the design itself. The garment is complete once all the designated materials get used. The limited edition pieces are made from patterns and assembled with a variety of fabrics, making each piece unique.

Art-to-wear pieces are not made from patterns and instead are "built' like sculptures and composed like "drawings." Wear to Wall designs are one-of-a-kind with materials and fabrics that are historical, serendipitously sourced, and created in a zero waste process from start to finish. These pieces are true originals-no other will ever exist.

Shelby Donnelly lives and works in Philadelphia, PA.

Donated By The Artist

Wear to Wall
Morning Ritual Dress
Cotton and sheer mesh

Artist Bio

Shelby Donnelly is an interdisciplinary visual artist and educator.
Donnelly makes screen printed and sewn textiles, garments, and objects that are contextualized within videos and installations.

Donnelly founded Wear To Wall in 2019 with the intention of making her artwork wearable.

Wear To Wall is a unique apparel brand because each design is produced as an individual piece, making it more like artwork. The design process starts with the materials determining the size of a piece, which ultimately dictates the design itself. The garment is complete once all the designated materials get used. The limited edition pieces are made from patterns and assembled with a variety of fabrics, making each piece unique.

Art-to-wear pieces are not made from patterns and instead are "built' like sculptures and composed like "drawings." Wear to Wall designs are one-of-a-kind with materials and fabrics that are historical, serendipitously sourced, and created in a zero waste process from start to finish. These pieces are true originals-no other will ever exist.

Shelby Donnelly lives and works in Philadelphia, PA.

Donated By The Artist

Dianne Koppisch-Hricko
Stonewash Silk Crepe
65" x 13"

Artist Bio

Dianne Koppisch Hricko is a printmaker and painter currently working with dyes on fabrics and paper. She employs deconstructed silk screening, direct painting, discharge and shibori to produce both yardage and images. She exploits the layered transparency possible in this medium building rich and ambiguous surface. Color has always been a driving force in her work. Dianne maintains a studio in the Crane Arts building, lives in Philadelphia with the printmaker Richard Hricko and teaches at the University of the Arts, Tyler School of Art and Fleisher Art Memorial. She is delighted to being putting her thirty-five plus years of teaching art in the public schools into her own work.

Donated By The Artist

Dianne Koppisch-Hricko
Tight twist seersucker #1
55" x 55"

Artist Bio

Dianne Koppisch Hricko is a printmaker and painter currently working with dyes on fabrics and paper. She employs deconstructed silk screening, direct painting, discharge and shibori to produce both yardage and images. She exploits the layered transparency possible in this medium building rich and ambiguous surface. Color has always been a driving force in her work. Dianne maintains a studio in the Crane Arts building, lives in Philadelphia with the printmaker Richard Hricko and teaches at the University of the Arts, Tyler School of Art and Fleisher Art Memorial. She is delighted to being putting her thirty-five plus years of teaching art in the public schools into her own work.

Donated By The Artist

Dianne Koppisch-Hricko
Tight twist seersucker #2
55" x 55"

Artist Bio

Dianne Koppisch Hricko is a printmaker and painter currently working with dyes on fabrics and paper. She employs deconstructed silk screening, direct painting, discharge and shibori to produce both yardage and images. She exploits the layered transparency possible in this medium building rich and ambiguous surface. Color has always been a driving force in her work. Dianne maintains a studio in the Crane Arts building, lives in Philadelphia with the printmaker Richard Hricko and teaches at the University of the Arts, Tyler School of Art and Fleisher Art Memorial. She is delighted to being putting her thirty-five plus years of teaching art in the public schools into her own work.

Donated By The Artist

Dianne Koppisch-Hricko
Tight twisted silk seersucker #3
55" x 55"

Artist Bio

Dianne Koppisch Hricko is a printmaker and painter currently working with dyes on fabrics and paper. She employs deconstructed silk screening, direct painting, discharge and shibori to produce both yardage and images. She exploits the layered transparency possible in this medium building rich and ambiguous surface. Color has always been a driving force in her work. Dianne maintains a studio in the Crane Arts building, lives in Philadelphia with the printmaker Richard Hricko and teaches at the University of the Arts, Tyler School of Art and Fleisher Art Memorial. She is delighted to being putting her thirty-five plus years of teaching art in the public schools into her own work.

Donated By The Artist