Sculpture is no longer limited to materials like stone or metal. Sculpting in fabric is shown in ingenious detail here, with more than 350lavish photographs of 3-D cloth configurations along with insightful profiles of the 78artists who created them. The images and text capture the currents that are powering these works, like the do-it-yourself (DIY) movement established in the 1990s and the current revival of the revolutionary sculptural cloth of the 1960s. Works are approached through five themes: investigating nature, capturing the ephemeral, playing with space, telling a story, and "Take Heed." In her foreword, renowned fiber art expert Josephine Stealey helps us put this art form in context, from its origins in 1880 England's arts and craft movement to today. This is essential reading and inspiration for collectors, students, home artists, and anyone who appreciates innovative artwork. AUTHOR: Andra F. Stanton, a retired psychotherapist, currently writes about and manipulates fabric in Boulder, Colorado.

Her other books include Zapotec Weavers of Teotitlan. Josephine Stealey is chair of the department of art at the University of Missouri. SELLING POINTS: * Captures the new wave of artists who are using cloth to reimagine traditional sculptural forms * 350 fabric sculptures, and profiles of the 78 artists, including insights into their creative processes * Among these fascinating works, one uses 50 ambulating silk and cotton figures, conveying refugees' psychological alienation 358 colour images.