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Sculpture, Fabric on Soft (Yarn, Cotton, Fabric)
Size: 30 W x 35 H x 3 D in
This photograph (the original artwork was destroyed) is of an artwork made from recycled curtains and woven on a homemade loom I call my “bed of nails” loom. What does it mean to survive? It often feels sloppy, beautiful and sad. Full of awkwardly recycled possibilities and lost identities, this exhibition explores the types of stories created to help survive violence and trauma. Each piece in this series is a “curtain” both hiding and revealing the psychological process of resilience. The stories are told through weavings combining the traditionally feminine genre of craftwork with the more masculine avant-grade and abstract. Messily re-created curtains (made from old curtains back into curtains) are sculpted and twisted into fragile abstract paintings. The loom used to make this series was created from an old bedframe that affectionately became known as the “bed of nails”. The Survivor Series tells many stories: true stories and fairy tales. They are told through the unravelling and recycling of one existence. New stories are woven together with the old material from the past. All the original pieces were roughly the same size (1 meter by 1 meter originally stretched out on the “bed of nails” loom) and made from thread and recycled curtains. Next photographs were taken and the original weaving destroyed. This collection is composed of 24 pieces and divided into three parts (messy cycles of beginnings, middles and ends): 1. Samurai Cinderella and Lady Hiroshima 2. Snow, love and lobster origami 3. Grieving skies and sidewalks in kimonos
Sculpture:Fabric on Soft (Yarn, Cotton, Fabric)
Original:One-of-a-kind Artwork
Size:30 W x 35 H x 3 D in
Frame:Not Framed
Ready to Hang:No
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I create art that is magical, mystical and playful. Sacred art allows the viewer to use it a source of power and enlightenment. My most recent couple of collections have been “Shapeshifter” clothing: huge capes and masks for women who need to transform themselves. Sustainability is important to me and, as part of my ethos, I try to make beautiful things by upcycling. I weave pieces of recycled fabric on homemade looms (such as one made from an old bed). I create using ritualistic gestures. Every new series of work has pre-determined movements, like choreography, so that my body becomes used to the rhythms required for each piece. My inspiration comes from a range of things such as pop culture, sacred geographies and science fiction.
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