RugBurn

Berlin, GERMANY

“Utilitarian Absurdities”

Angela Slider started her journey in fiber arts as a weaver and embroiderer in California, where she was born and raised. She was very taken with the art of tufting, as it drastically sped up the process of weaving a rug or tapestry, and in 2019 with the purchase of her first tufting gun and a move to New York city, RugBurn was born.

Her work is heavily influenced by the Americana that surrounded her- especially all things food related, such as restaurant signage or the packaging of her favorite childhood snacks. In larger tapestries, evidence of her weaving background can be seen in the folk art influence of depicting of everyday activities.
Evidence of her time in New York is also apparent in her work, with many bodega and deli related items resurfacing in her tongue-in-cheek designs.

She works very experimentally, sketching designs freehand onto the frame and allowing the pieces to take on their own personalities organically. What was once her trusty first tufting gun has since been taken apart and modified to create new textures and depths to her rugs.