Fiber artist Sadie Bonang has made downtown Lewiston her home. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal
LEWISTON – After five-and-a-half years living and working in Los Angeles, Sadie Bonang, 29, returned to her roots in Lewiston and Auburn. While Bonang, a fiber artist – her art is made of fiber material, such as fabric, yarn and wool – left behind a promising museum career on the West Coast, she said she always knew she wanted to return home.
“Maine is my home, especially Lewiston and Auburn,” she said. “I made my second cross-country move two years ago and the opportunities and community I have found in Lewiston since then have been life changing.”
Now, Bonang is the self-proclaimed “yarn goblin” behind Sade Fiber Studio and is the artist-in-residence at Munka Studio, a shared gallery and maker space at 221 Lisbon St. in Lewiston, where she makes everything from hangable art…
