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
