Selected Contemporary Work
Rebecca Hooper creates large-scale pictorial fiber art and sculpture using retired commercial fishing gear sourced from Newport, Oregon's working fishing fleet. Fishing rope, trawl net, crab rings and reclaimed maritime steel become woven images inspired by marine wildlife, the working waterfront and the Oregon coast.
The works below represent the evolution of this material practice, from early explorations in fishing rope to one-of-a-kind contemporary woven artwork and large-scale installations.
Foundational Weaving Work
These earlier works document the years Rebecca spent developing techniques for weaving retired commercial fishing rope through functional and sculptural forms. That experimentation established the material language and technical foundation of her current one-of-a-kind contemporary work.
