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Nancy Polster has been involved with contemporary approaches to fiber art since the 1960s. With landscape as her dominant inspiration, Polster uses beads, buttons, parts of jewelry, electronic components and other sewable items in combination with yarns and fabrics of various weights and densities to create unique compositions that move beyond the look of traditional needlework. Her techniques include stitchery, appliqué, piecework, quilting and beadwork. Polster now lives in Arizona after a long career with the Department of Art and Design at Iowa State University.