Chicago artist Yvette Kaiser Smith creates wall-based, abstract geometric sculptures by crocheting fiberglass, a fiber made from recycled spun glass. Yvette creates her own fiberglass cloth by crocheting continuous strands of fiberglass into flat geometric shapes. These are formed and hardened with the application of hard-finish polyester resin and the use of gravity. The work engages math as a structural foundation by utilizing the grid, the numbers Pi and e, and Pascal’s triangle. These unique creations are translucent, UV-protected, extremely durable, and have wonderful potential for casting shadows.
