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Woven art from a working bayfront

Rebecca Hooper is a contemporary fiber artist creating large-scale pictorial woven art from retired commercial fishing gear sourced directly from Newport, Oregon’s working fishing fleet.

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Her work draws on more than 20 years of weaving experience and a background in aquatic biology to explore the people, wildlife, and maritime traditions of Oregon’s commercial fishing community.

Rebecca Hoooper standing next to a 7 foot tall weaving of a killer whale breaching in the ocean with a sunset background
poster advertising Rebecca Hooper's solo exhibition, Woven from the Port, June 12 - August 30, 2026. Poster image is a woven image of a tufted puffin.


Woven From The Port

June 12 - August 30, 2026

Newport Visual Arts Center
777 NW Beach Dr, Newport, OR 97365
Open Wed - Sun, 12 - 4pm

Selected Artwork

harbor seal woven with reclaimed commercial fishing rope

Got Fish?

woven art using reclaimed fishing rope dipicting octopus arms, sea anenomes and sea stars
woven art using reclaimed fishing rope creating an image of a male killer whale swiming in the ocean

Passing Through

Octopus Garden

Art beyond the gallery

Wearable art & gifts

Selected original woven works are also available as printed wearable art and gifts.

tshirt with image of an original woven art design of a tufted puffin
baseball cap with image of an original woven art piece of an orca breaching in the sunset
an insulated thermos with an image of an original weaving of a sand dollar with decorative rope borders

© 2026 Rebecca Hooper - Gypsea Weaver Studio

Gypsea Weaver Studio logo in orange and teal colored text. image represents the over and under method of weaving using waves
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