The most recent installation at OUTLET gallery features six artists who use the loom as their primary creative tool: Samantha Bittman, Amanda Hu, Robin Kang, Steven and William Ladd, Erin M. Riley, and Phillip Stearns. The artists employ a variety of material in their work, including silk, wool, and cotton threads, as well as glass beads and metallic materials. Their work is in conversation with a long tradition of textile artists who approached textile as fine art. The early weavings of Anni Albers and Gunta Stölzl are rich and beautiful examples of textile fine art. Their pieces were created at the Bauhaus during the 1920s, incorporating avant-garde, formal design ideas with an exploration of new weaving materials such as cellophane. With the current focus on digital technology in art and the prevalence of daily media stimuli, the history of the loom and its relationship to early computing machines is a relevant consideration for contemporary artists and the six artists in Loominosity dialog with this complex history by using the loom to create unique perspectives.