Karen Tiede Studio is an art studio that focuses on adaptive reuse and participatory experience. Located on the eastern end of Chatham County in central NC, I make hand-knitted rag rugs, custom and stock hoops for dancing, and create and curate a wide and varied garden art collection. The rugs are made from upcycled used clothing sourced locally. I carry hoops in a range of sizes so that almost anyone can learn to hoop dance, regardless of whether they could hoop when they were younger. The garden art simply happens.
Rugs
The rugs, which appeal to textile collectors, animal lovers, and people with overly “bright” houses in need of acoustic adjustment, are available from this website and from a number of shows in the local area, including the annual Chatham Artists Guild studio tour in December. They can be shipped.
Rugs may be used on the floor as accent pieces, or mounted for display on the wall. Created from clothing that has been machine washed and dried, they are fully washable.
The rugs in the rotator box at the left have found permanent homes outside the studio. Rugs waiting a permanent placement are shown on the Rugs page.
Hoops
Hoops are available at a number of local events, including the classes I teach at the Cary Senior Center and the Garner Senior Center, the annual Street Fair in October, and the annual studio tour mentioned above.
