Now on View: Life Patterns - a solo exhibition of layered mixed media works built from hand-dyed papers, stitch, and abstraction, exploring memory, connection, and transformation. May 5 through June 12, 2026. Walnut Creek Library community gallery.
Life Patterns Exhibition
Turquoise shibori-dyed sculptural garment with straps and hardware, referencing restraint and release in the Damage/Repair series.

Susan Goldie creates mixed media paintings and sculptural garments that explore transformation through material contrast, layered surface, and the elemental forces of the natural world.

Damage/Repair

Sculptural garments and dimensional wall art built from layered textiles and reclaimed materials. Work unfolds through the elements — Earth, Fire, Water, and Air. Combining cast off materials with natural fibers to forge a new path to sustainable luxury.

Crumpled white Hanji paper and silk organza with embedded polypropolene fiber study exploring texture, fragility, and material transformation in early Damage/Repair development.

Material transformation reveals beauty, tension, and renewal through structure and surface. Silk organza with embedded polypropylene packing material.

Model wearing a sculptural art-to-wear piece in a forest setting, connecting body, garment, and landscape within the Damage/Repair series.

Shibori dyed silk cloud skirt and jacket with reclaimed polypropylene and repurposed screen base.

VIEW THE DEVELOPING SERIES