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#8 - Platte County
This is one of my favorite pieces. I have a friend that has a farm in Missouri, and while visiting I bought this material in a local store. The woman cutting the fabric paused and said: "I remember this." "What I asked?" "My great aunt made me a pair of slippers out of this material!" What great medium! I am reminded of my knitting and how so many relate to being taught to knit by their mother, grandmother, or aunt. There is something shared and passed on. Here a simple ticking opened up a door.
When it came to the ties I wanted to use more than a store-bought cord, so I used a faded cotton seed cloth. Perhaps I was thinking of Rod's farm or the innate history of the area. There is something deeply comforting about this piece.
Sewn sculpture
Cotton ticking
28” x 20” x 4”
2008
Below: detail
When it came to the ties I wanted to use more than a store-bought cord, so I used a faded cotton seed cloth. Perhaps I was thinking of Rod's farm or the innate history of the area. There is something deeply comforting about this piece.
Sewn sculpture
Cotton ticking
28” x 20” x 4”
2008
Below: detail
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Sewn sculpture
Wool
28” x 20” x 4”
2009
Sewn sculpture
Wool
28” x 20” x 4”
2009
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Somewhere on my travels I stumbled up an abundance of this material. It was a thrift store find, and it must of been cheap because I bought yards and yards of the stuff. The material reminds me of Maria in the Sound of Music, where she whipped up smart little outfits for the whole von Trapp family! Here I was exploring the shape with what I had in my studio. I love that this piece matches the studio curtains and typewriter cover; so smart! Sewn sculpture
Cotton 28” x 20” x 4” 2009 |
#12 Peaches
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Sewn sculpture
canvas fabric
28” x 20” x 4”
2006
Sewn sculpture
canvas fabric
28” x 20” x 4”
2006