Cynthia Schira - Portfolio Collection - v. 30 Author:Joan Simon, Cynthia Schira Portfolio collection of the work of textile artist Cynthia Schira. Schira is internationally known for her innovative textiles and also for her work as a teacher. Her skill in drawing on traditional textile techniques to find new ways of integrating structure and image is evident in her body of work. The evolving structural complexity of Schira'... more »s textiles has always served pictorial subtleties that most often evoke place, both geographically and atmospherically.« less