Janice Lessman Moss
About the Artwork
Follow the Sun Series
Each piece in this series reflects the artist’s ongoing exploration of pattern, light, and interconnected forms. Variations in color, material, and woven rhythm create a meditative progression throughout the body of work.
#509H Follow the Sun VIII, ©9/24
18 x 14.25 in.
Silk, linen, wool, aluminum wire
Digital jacquard, hand woven on TC2 loom
Follow the Sun VIII layers fine threads of silk, linen, and wool into a repeating woven structure that quietly shifts across the surface. The integration of aluminum wire creates subtle dimensionality, allowing the textile to hold gentle curves and soft relief. The composition offers a sense of movement, like light passing through patterned screens, while maintaining the calm balance that characterizes the series.
#509G Follow the Sun VII, ©9/24
18 x 14.25 in.
Silk, linen, wool, aluminum wire
Digital jacquard, hand woven on TC2 loom
In Follow the Sun VII, Lessman Moss continues her exploration of rhythmic pattern through a refined interplay of color and line. The woven structure creates a quiet pulse across the surface, while the addition of wool and metal wire lends warmth and gentle sculptural shaping. The piece evokes the feeling of shifting daylight, captured through precise, meditative weaving.
#509F Follow the Sun VI, ©8/24
18.5 x 14.25 in.
Silk, linen, aluminum wire
Digital jacquard, hand woven on TC2 loom
Follow the Sun VI presents a slightly expanded format and a more pronounced structural rhythm. Without the wool used in later pieces, the surface reads as crisp and airy, emphasizing the interplay of silk and linen threads. The aluminum wire embedded within the weave subtly shapes the textile, creating a soft contour that enhances the work’s sense of movement and luminous flow.
#509E Follow the Sun V, ©8/24
17.75 x 14.25 in.
Silk, linen, aluminum wire
Digital jacquard, hand woven on TC2 loom
Follow the Sun V offers a more compact composition with intricate, fine lined patterning. The textile’s controlled geometry and shifting tonal fields create a soothing visual cadence. The internal wire adds a delicate sculptural presence, allowing the work to lightly lift from the wall and catch light at its edges.
#509D Follow the Sun IV, ©8/24
18.25 x 14.25 in.
Silk, linen, wool, aluminum wire
Digital jacquard, hand woven on TC2 loom
In Follow the Sun IV, additional wool fibers introduce a soft visual warmth within the refined woven grid. Subtle variations across the pattern evoke the sensation of sunlight moving gradually across a textured surface. The combination of digital precision and handwoven detail creates a work that is both contemporary and deeply rooted in the traditions of textile craft.
About the Artist
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Janice Lessman Moss is an internationally recognized textile artist known for her intricate woven compositions that blend traditional craft with contemporary digital processes. Working with digital jacquard technology and the hand operated TC2 loom, she creates richly patterned works that explore rhythm, structure, and the quiet beauty found in repeated forms. Her textiles combine silk, linen, wool, and fine wire to create surfaces that are both visually layered and delicately tactile. Through this fusion of hand weaving and digital design, Lessman Moss produces contemplative works that invite slow looking and a sense of calm presence.
To learn more, visit the artists website.
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