Cyndy Clauss has been interested in color and fibers since her childhood on a west central Indiana farm. Born in Lafayette, Indiana, and growing up south of Wolcott, she started creating garments as a preteen on her grandmother’s  converted (to electricity) Singer treadle sewing machine. She has explored weaving, and quilting as well as garment construction. 

Surface design, which includes hand-dyeing, stenciling, burning, chemical color discharge, stamping and painting, gives her almost endless ways to express her fascination with color and texture. She has also explored using a variety of materials, both new and recycled/repurposed. Her current interests include: overdyeing repurposed silk from garments and using the silk for stitched collage; wool sweaters that she felts and uses to construct new garments; and using her hand-dyed fabrics to create one of a kind art. 

Cyndy creates wearables, (scarves, socks, and garments), two dimensional wall art (collage and art quilts), and three dimensional sculptural objects (felt and silk fusion). Her work has been purchased by Ivy Tech for its permanent collection, leased by Purdue University, exhibited at the Indianapolis Art Center, the Greater Lafayette Museum of Art, and at the Dittmar Gallery at Northwestern University among others. Some of her pieces have been purchased and given around the world.

Cyndy's work is available at Artists' Own, located at 518 Main Street, Lafayette, IN .

Concact:  Cyndy Clauss 3342 Division Road  *  West Lafayette, IN 47906