Exhibition: Anna S. King at Velvet da Vinci Art Jewelry and Sculpture Gallery, San Francisco

Velvet da Vinci Gallery in San Francisco presents new works by renowned Scottish fiber artist Anna S. King. The exhibition will include baskets, jewelry and a 25' tall fiber installation in the gallery. Using traditional techniques each piece is expertly produced with materials ranging from pine needles, jute, cotton, linen and raffia to silk, nylon and plastic. Underlying all of King's work is her fascination with words and text, which form the basis from which she derives her inspiration and ideas. Small hand-bound books are incorporated into many of the pieces.

Ms. King says "Nothing is arbitrary about the forms: each draws on the memory of ancient techniques. Words can be strung together to make a fabric of text; words are the fibre of the context of my work."

Ms. King, who trained at Edinburgh College of Art, has exhibited in Australia, Norway, Spain (Barcelona, Tenerife), Sweden, Finland, Denmark, the United States (Los Angeles, Chicago), India, Botswana and Japan as well as across the UK.

A retrospective of her work was held in the National Museums Scotland in Edinburgh in 2007. This is her first one-person exhibition in the US.