Chris Roberts-Antieau (born 1950) is an American fiber artist based in Michigan. She characterizes her work as "embroidered tapestries", composed of fabric appliqué, thread painting and hand embroidery. She also draws, paints, and produces mixed-media work. Early life and career Christine Lee Roberts-Antieau (born November 18, 1950) is an American artist, born and raised in Michigan. She is the daughter of Finch Lee Roberts and Rosemary Lee Roberts and has 3 siblings. She is the mother of Noah Antieau and the caretaker of a lineage of Bulldogs. In 7th grade Home Economics Class, Chris learned how to sew. A true genius from the start, her father recalled her reciting the words to “On Top Of Old Smokey”, the original version, not the childhood one about meatballs. She was just 18 months old at the time and her father realized just how gifted the mind of his daughter was. Chris never attended college as it wasn’t recommended for her. She signed up for one art class and after a few lessons dropped out because she never understood why an art teacher would want her art to be just like theirs. A true believer in her own thoughts and mind, Chris has stood by her inner voice. At every turn in her life, she chose to trust that voice. She developed an unwavering belief in herself, fueled by joy. She states that no matter what bad things or traumatic events have happened to her, she always finds her way back to that voice, back to joy. It’s from this place that Chris creates some of the most remarkable art of this century. If she was a writer, she’d tell you everything on her mind, but she’s an artist and creates vast worlds through her visions that her collectors and appreciators alike can engage with through feeling. Chris isn’t one to give you the meaning or interpretation behind her work. She creates with the intention that each piece will find its way to whom it belongs by how it moves them and the connections the imagery brings to the viewers' very own hearts and minds. Her career as an artist began in the early 1980s. Out of a pure desire to create and live life as an artist. She began sewing three dimensional sculptures of circus folk, trapeze artists and strong men. These works would take her over 24 hours to create and