I first saw Michael Radyk’s design work after he contacted me via e-mail in December 2005. Michael was living in Philadelphia, PA, and created hand woven fabric designs and his design work was going to be featured in the prestigious publication, Surface Design Journal. He had seen my quilt/textile photography via my web site and wanted four of his textiles photographed for the Journal and for various juried shows.

Next time I heard from Michael was in Fall 2007 and he had moved from Philadelphia to Providence, RI, to work on his master’s degree at the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD). He was sending me more of his design work to photograph.

I was excited to see his latest work. Therefore, it was quite surprising to open two tall boxes and found--let me pause here--to have you remember the movie, The Graduate, and what Mr. McGuire (“Are you listening?”) said to Benjamin, “Plastics.”

Unfortunately, he does not have a web site (yet) that shows more of his creative designs. That said, however, I’m sure we will be seeing more from Michael Radyk in the future.

So, what have you done recently like Michael in using a different medium (for example, using plastic instead of fiber) in your quilting and/or textile designs? Let’s see your work.