Linda Jacobson, Fiber Arts Show Judge 2026
About the Artist
About the Artist
Following a Postal Service career which spanned many states and positions (including several years as Cleveland, Ohio’s first lady postmaster) Linda Jacobson retired as an executive and returned to her native State of Oregon, settling in Keizer and later moving to Silverton.
In this chapter of her life, she was finally able to explore her artistic side and her long-held desire to use textiles as the medium for 2-D wall art – much in the same way that other artists use pastels, acrylics, oils or colored pencils. She is mostly self-taught but constantly learns from other artists, nature, her terrific customers and that never-ending quest to find the answer to “what if…”!
Her love of color, texture and attention to detail meshes perfectly with her use of textiles, dyes, fibers and design. Her images are inspired by nature, ever-changing, colorful and complex.
Jacobson was a partner at the Lunaria Gallery in Silverton for many years and has shown her work at galleries and venues throughout the Northwest. She is the winner of many awards, including second place at the 2011 Oregon State Fair and as the top textile artist at the Salem Art Fair. She has taken first and second place awards at Artists in Action’s “Something Red” art exhibits, placed second at the Keizer Mayor’s Invitational and was first place winner for the Schreiner’s Iris art awards. Her work has been selected for year-long exhibits and she is regularly commissioned to produce customer-inspired work. She frequently has the pleasure of judging various art shows and also in being part of the jury process for art shows. Her work is available at her website: www.lindajacobsonstudios.com
Artist’s Statement
My earliest childhood memories always include color, texture and movement. It is that early fascination that now reveals itself in my art. Although my work is generally multi-media, it is textiles and fibers that are my playground. I am tantalized by them and enjoy the challenge of taking them to new limits. I use dyes, acrylics and pastels to make subtle changes and then frequently incorporate metal, natural stone or other items of interest. While most pieces begin with a sketch, other times I am so inspired by a mental picture, a scene in nature or the driving need to extend the boundaries of my art, that I will abandon the structure that a sketch dictates and create as the moment leads. As I begin each piece, the clock stops and I become totally immersed in the piece itself. By its completion, we are intimate friends, happily content yet again.
Contact
Email: bljaco@aol.com
Website: lindajacobsonstudios.com
Phone: (503)779-7732
Art by Linda Jacobson
