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DATE: March 22nd – End of Summer 2025
LOCATION: Detroit Main Library (Strom Hall)
Inspired by Detroit’s deep roots and evolving community, “Arts in Bloom” transforms fiber, crochet, and tufting into a vibrant garden. Walk through a handmade landscape, sit on the friendship bench, and explore textures that tell a story of history and hope.
Lisa S. Anderson is a Detroit-based visual artist whose work explores identity, healing, and transformation. Through fiber, color, and abstraction, she invites audiences into a world where art becomes a vessel for storytelling and self-discovery.
Anderson’s art is deeply personal, drawing from trauma, mental health, and global influences to create immersive fiber-based compositions. With a background in the corporate world and wellness coaching, she brings a unique perspective to her practice.
Through “Arts in Bloom,” Lisa continues her exploration of loss, grief, and resilience, using fiber, tufting, and acrylics to convey emotion and storytelling. Her work is a visual diary—a testament to the transformative power of art.
Materials & Techniques:
Fiber & Textiles | Acrylic Paints | Gestural Markings
Lisa S. Anderson’s “Arts in Bloom” is more than an installation—it’s a reflection of resilience, transformation, and community. Inspired by Detroit’s deep roots, Lisa uses fiber, crochet, and tufting to create a vibrant, immersive garden where art and storytelling intertwine. Each piece in this evolving landscape invites visitors to step inside, explore, and connect with the textures of history, growth, and renewal.
Wisteria means romance, sensitivity and the beauty of growth - which represents the growth of Detroit
Represents new life and the fleeting nature of life. Life and death. Blooming reps life, short lifespan is a reminder that life is fleeting. This is what a garden teaches you, about life, procreation, life and death, reps for the city, how it flourished, died and coming back to life.
The Funtunfunefu Denkyemfunefu is a symbol of unity in diversity, depicts two crocodiles with a shared stomach, symbolizes cooperation, democracy and cultural tolerance.
Crafting a Vision, One Stitch at a Time
Every thread tells a story, and every stitch brings the garden to life. Follow the journey as fiber, color, and texture transform into an immersive art experience.
