The Texture of Light A shift occurs when the eye moves from the broad strokes of painting and photography toward the intimate, tactile reality of fiber. For Timothy John Harding, this transition marks a move into the grain of the medium itself. He works with the inherent grid of the weave and the pliable nature of a surface that can be manipulated through layering. His process involves cutting, layering, and stitching bits of silk to create a pixel-like quality. This method draws heavily from pointillism, using simultaneous contrast—placing multiple solid colors in tight proximity—to generate…