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Lena Kolb

@_arachne__

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〰Artist and Teacher〰*Philadelphia* 🌈

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really fun stuff I’ve done in the last week: working in my studio a lot to prepare for an upcoming show in November, going to see TLC, Salt-N- Pepa and En Vogue to celebrate @abbyrube s birthday, playing homemade cigar box guitars with new friends and eating salami and pickled veggies on a toothpick when i was very hungry and felt weird 😜 by @_arachne__

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Listened to a lot of Dolly while weaving these overshot patterns.
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Weaving is always the most important part of my artistic practice but lately it started to feel like it wasn’t the focus so I decided to dig into some overshot weaving.
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#overshotweaving #weavingisfun #overshot #floorloomweaving #weaving by @_arachne__

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I’ve always wanted to learn to make stained glass and I finally took a class @fleisherart!! This is my second project and can’t wait to make more!!!!! 🤓
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Slide through to see some pretty shadows!
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#stainedglass #stainedglassart by @_arachne__

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4 months ago

Come hang out with me in Pittsburgh!!!!! I’m teaching a week long rug weaving workshop @sccpgh in August! It’s gonna be really fun and you can learn to up cycle worn out or unused fabrics into unique colorful handwoven rugs!
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This is a great workshop for new weavers or folks who want to learn some advanced rag rug weaving techniques.
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Slide through to see me weaving a rug and Debora and Bandit the cute doggos that I am babysitting.
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#ragrugs #phillyweaver #rugweaving #phillyweaving by @_arachne__

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These 4 weavings were part of ZOTZ! @space1026 last month! I loved the show @andrewjeffreywright curated and am so happy to have shown my work along so many cool artist.
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Once when i lived in New Orleans @ladymissli and @phoebe_vlassis were up late and a swan boat at city park had come loose and we rode around in it for what feels like forever in my memory. It was such a fun, silly and romantic night. The kind i feel like happened all the time in New Orleans with my amazing friends. Missing that life a lot lately.
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At FDR the swans are blue and they reminded me of that night that I want to hold onto forever. 🦢🐦 I wanted there to be some reflection on the water to call back to that night.
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Blue Swan at FDR Park
29 x 30 inches
SOLD
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Medusa I
28 x 29 inches
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Medusa II
29 x 29 inches
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Glimmer
28 x 36 inches
The full image wouldn’t fit so you get a super scary close up 😱
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3 of these weavings are available for purchase DM me if your interested :)
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#weaving #weaver #phillyweaver #contempraryweaving #textileart by @_arachne__

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Bill and I made a 7” record! Its recordings of weaving studio sounds processed by Bill, vocals and I play the viola. If you slide through the photos you can hear a snippet and see a picture of me rockin out when I was a kid.
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Im also working on some handwoven sleeve art additions like the one I made Bill!
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If you wanna copy of the record hit me up. They are $15 pick up in Philly or $20 shipped.
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6 months ago

I made a little animation with two weavings from the show Murky Water.
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These weavings “Chasing Lightning Bugs” are based on a memory I have being a kid down the shore at my Uncle Jerry’s house. Running around the yard at night barefoot with the soft grass under my feet.
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All the violence and inhumanity pointed towards immigrants is disgusting! The president is disgraceful and the way our society has developed to disregard the environment is unacceptable. We can protest, donate to mutual aid, call our senators and conspire with our community!
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All this makes me very sad and Im feeling reflective today because it’s my birthday. I made “Chasing Lighting Bugs” because i feel like i have lost some of that playful, joy that I relate with being a child. And when I think about the things that make me happy or make life feel worth living in this world it’s those moments I want to call to. Going down the shore has always been something that made me feel alive. I can imagine the smell@of salt water and the sticky air. That’s where I learned to ride a bike something that made me feel ultimate freedom and as a young adult. Its a special place and i always wanna take friends visiting from New Orleans there. I love walking the boards and swimming in the salty ocean waves.
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Ugg i hate being gushy on the internet but a good cry on your birthday is probably good for ya right? 😳 by @_arachne__

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8 months ago

Last woven painting from me and @feather_chiaverini show in New Orleans!
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Do you recognize here?! Shes the hottest keeper of mini golf on the Ocean City Boardwalk.
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Boardwalk Baddie
40x50 inches
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@oceancityvacation by @_arachne__

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Chasing Lightning Bugs” from me and @feather_chiaverini show Murky Water @nikki_at_mehle gallery.
44X 54 inches
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Theres also a picture of me and Ronda Rose who I love and taught me how to weave 🥰🥹
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We decided to keep the show up for one night only!!!!! It was really emotional taking it down and I wanna hang it again somewhere else! But where? Let me know if you have any ideas.
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Added this song for you @featherchiaverini!!😘😘😘 by @_arachne__

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9 months ago

I had a blast in New Orleans! Thank you to everyone who came to me and @feather_chiaverini show @nikki_at_mehle . It was a whirlwind but i got to see my people in New Orleans and share it with my friends from Philly!
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Abundance
54x 59 inches
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Installation view of my weaving with @feather_chiaverini Iguana Be With You and Leopard Gecko
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@kenneth_notken and @melsmoviemagic being angels and helping with instal
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Weaving on the floor in the studio.
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If you couldn’t make it to the show you can see photos on my website! Thanks @stephenlomonaco for the great photos!!!
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9 months ago

We are taking our one women show on the road! Come see us in New Orleans and dip your toes in the water we’re too scarred to.
Murky Water
Opening January 3rd 2026
@nikki_at_mehle 5-9

Murky Water is a two person show featureing star crossed lovers Lena Kolb and Feather Chiaverini, they flirt argue and yell about being desperate, hidden gems, things unseen, and the constant humiliation ritual it is to be an artist.

#imogengosnellinformedfeatheroftheirhumiliation
#roadtrip
#murkeywater
#pleaselookirillscream
#art
#fiberart
#shoutouttobeingahiddengem by @_arachne__

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10 months ago

Sometimes I don’t feel like myself or maybe myself isn’t who I think I am.
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Fuzzy
30x 40
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Bill and I have been obsessed with making paper mache masks lately. This is my first one. He’s gonna have a show with his in September 🤗 I cant wait to see them all together!
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A flyer Bill made of me wearing my mask. Come to the show!
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#head #phillyweaver #weavinglanguage #weaverfever #papermachemask #wovenart #weaving #wovenpainting by @_arachne__

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