Jeffrey Evergreen

Getting there! Work in progress for Ceramics x Fiber collab piece. Install this weekend.

As we lead up to @NCECA , we will be introducing each of the 60 artist pairs participating in Ceramics x Fiber. We are excited to see the results of their collaborations! Follow to learn more. Exhibition information linked in bio. Richard Hesketh (He/Him) @r.hesketh Noob Newb, 2018, Concrete, 26” x 12” x 1” Richard Hesketh (b. 1974, Munich, Germany) is a sculpture artist that works in ceramics and concrete. He earned his BFA in Fine Art from the University of Nevada Las Vegas in 2008. In 2011, he received his MFA in Ceramics from Cranbrook Academy of Art. Richard has exhibited nationally in places such as Swing Space Gallery in Columbus, OH, Form and Concept in Santa Fe, NM and University Art Gallery at New Mexico State University. He lives in metro Detroit and works at Ford Motor Co. as a Physical Modeler sculpting automobiles. Jeffrey Evergreen (he/him) @jevergreen Untitled, 2025, weaving with cotton, 17 x 26.5 inches Jeffrey Evergreen is a multi-media artist whose work in fiber, print media, and A/V electronics seeks to explore systems of pattern, structure, mapping, and transformation. #nceca2026 #ceramics #ceramicart #fiber #fiberart

Trying some of the patterns I’ve been making in textured knits. Really slow going with the garter carriage while I daydream about making things on proper industrial machines. This could get interesting yet, but an active project means that I’ll have to develop it more in a couple of months.

Learning double-bed machine knitting this past week, with some promising outcomes and sooooo many failures along the way, which I feel is also important to share. At least the mistakes are still interesting. It’s a complex tool, greatly accelerating certain things like making panels and patterning, but it’s not like you push a button and stand back. It’s more like a scripted hand-machine dance, performing a sequence of haptic subroutines that each need to come off well, otherwise it snags, breaks, tangles, and/or literally falls apart. Thankfully, there were enough successes to keep my head held high going into the week ahead. These bits are prototypes for a collaboration I’m doing with @r.hesketh in the upcoming @ceramics_x_fiber exhibition during the NCECA conference in Detroit, March 25-28.

Hacked my knitting machine this weekend! So much gratitude to all the volunteer developers with All Yarns Are Beautiful who made this possible. #ayab Test file exploring pattern generation using layer summing, shaders, and overlays (terms borrowed from digital rendering techniques), mixed with structures borrowed from weaving (satin).

I found a trove of machine knitting pattern books online, and made this raglan sweater based on a British design from the 70’s, adding a zig-zag tuck stitch pattern, recalculating the gauge, and slightly modifying the sleeve shape/neckline. Aside from hats, this is my first homemade piece of clothing! Not flawless, but not too bad either. :) Singer Knitting Machines, Classics Series 7 booklet Knitking/Brother KH-965i + KR-850 8/2 unbleached cotton

Machine knitting, making patterns, making materials.

Knitting projects, late in the fall. 🧶

Riso studio vibes. It’s been a while. 📚

Some binary gradient samples, kinda like pulse-width modulation and frequency modulation at the same time. Almost done with this warp.

I stepped away from this sample a bit ago, but came back to finish it up this morning. The warp tension has gotten a bit wonky as I’ve approached the end of this taquete setup, so I’ve had my share of broken threads to mend, but I’m glad that I kept on going because I’ve learned a lot in the process. Here, I got into using three colors and even a clasped-weft variation. Technically, this would be face-down still, but I think the top part is going to look better this way… final orientation is TBD.

11am - 4pm: Drop in fiber arts demos and DIY experiences, including a STUFF SWAP (bring yours!) hosted by @fiberclubdetroit x @detroit_design_district Drop in to experience a range of fiber art processes, presented by the Fiber Club* community. Watch and learn how to spin wool and fibers into yarn, see how to use acrylic paints with fabrics for quilting, experience digital synth weaving technology and how it correlates to woven fabric, and learn about dyed ikat warp — anyone who can tie a knot can participate! More activations to be announced - come ready to learn and join in! Fiber Club* is a community of artists and creative practitioners in the Detroit metro area. Through monthly meetings and group exhibitions, Fiber Club* brings together people of all backgrounds, identities and ages who share one simple thing: curiosity and passion for fiber and textile-based processes. #artlivesindetroit #artdetroitnow