Artist Profile Lucine Kaplan

Artist Statement

Here lies the Wicked Witch of the East.
A feared woman with incomparable power— she was everything but sweet.
Crushed beneath Dorothy’s House by the Twister.
On her way home from Brunch with her sister.
With a visit from her angels, she is granted another chance to live under one condition—
She must become a Good Witch, leaving her Wickedness behind to go on a mission.

Artist Biography

Lucine is virally and internationally known to be the first and only artist who works in the medium of pantyhose as 2D fiber art (marvelous) realism and (originally) portraiture. Her works are entirely fiber/textile — no lead, charcoal, ink or paint is used. She grew up in the greater Philadelphia area which, ironically, in the late 19th and 20th centuries, was referred to as the “hosiery capital of the United States” due to high concentration of such factories. Pantyhose as an art medium fell into her lap in 2013 in an AP Senior Art Class and has been her primary focus ever since. She has exhibited and sold her work overseas, in fairs (such as Aqua Art Miami and LA Art Show), galleries, auctions, and won first place in local juried art shows (Phillips’ Mill). Lucine is currently an Artist in Residence at ArtWRKD and is represented by the gallery in her hometown of Newtown, Bucks County, Pennsylvania.

The artworks provided are part of Lucine’s LIBERATION 2024 series, which is her re-imagination of The Wizard of Oz. Each piece is accompanied by a poem to narrate the storyline.