Toile detail
Sharp studio, July 2018
Monoprints
Evanston Art Center, Shape of Now July 2018
Monoprints, are created from the tabletop discards from my dressmaking practice. Call it a round-up of the remains. This is a form of drawing as by-product of the design process, rather than a precursor. It is a form of journaling that takes place alongside my dressmaking process. Sewing involves many sequences of spins and turns in harmonic tension: the spin of yarns, the rolling of cloth, the unspooling of thread, the turning of hand cranks and take up levers. The scroll of the lint roller is a culminating turn, picking up the aftermath of what has transpired on my table top, but disassociated from the outcome of a garment
Pinpoints/Patterns
Pinpoints/Patterns installation 8' x 15' thread, pins, ribbon, cloth, chalk
This is a wall installation for a two-person show at The Saw Room in Evanston, Il. I collaborated with John Terdich to create an installation that evolved throughout the Pinpoints/Patterns exhibition. We both began by stripping down to the basic elements of our respective design craft. Both John and I utilize the by-products usually discarded from the process stages to create new narratives and societal discourse. I create visual work from the remnants of my dressmaking process, using thread as my drawing tool and connective device. I structure through needlework a crosshatch of materials to establish a new value for what is typically discarded, revealing what is commonly concealed in the facades of fashion. John Terdich, begins with a tool of the sign making trade - pounce patterns. This drawing technique applies layers of images or text and blurs the distinction between them.
installation details
photos: Ross Martens
The Saw Room @ Alley Gallery, April-May 2018
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