Stripes III (detail); needlepoint comics; wool; cotton; natural dye; 60" x 40"
What is it?
A collection, yes, but a collection of what -- similar objects?
Similar ideas?
How do you know when you have one?
A collection, yes, but a collection of what -- similar objects?
Similar ideas?
How do you know when you have one?
Stripes 1 (detail); needlepoint comics; wool; cotton; natural dye; 60" x 40"
Can long narrow strips of metaphorical fabric
in a three panel needlepoint comic about chasing dreams
that I stitched several years ago and blogged about here
--a comic that at the time seemed complete unto itself--
morph into other work that is seemingly different
but actually, oddly, the same in spirit?
in a three panel needlepoint comic about chasing dreams
that I stitched several years ago and blogged about here
--a comic that at the time seemed complete unto itself--
morph into other work that is seemingly different
but actually, oddly, the same in spirit?
Tapestries in progress; galvanized pipe loom
Well yes, I think it can.
Tapestry in progress; backstrap loom
Not that I was thinking about connections as the work unfolded.
I'm rarely that organized.
I'm rarely that organized.
Needlepoint; handwoven canvas; backstrap loom; wool/ linen
But looking backwards,
hand woven cloth; backstrap loom; linen
and drawing another comic
Comic; Work in progress; backstrap looms
leads me to see that work that felt new and wildly unconnected while I was making it
Plain Weave panels; hand spun wool; backstrap loom
is actually just another step on an undulating path.
Bojagi Blanket; hand spun wool; natural dye; backstrap loom
So when the deadline looms (pardon the pun),
ready or not (and I'm not, quite),
it feels perfectly reasonable to fit things together,
make an inventory list,
label the tapestries,
roll up the panels of comics,
press the translucent panels of cloth,
bundle it all up,
take off my boots,
and cross the river.
ready or not (and I'm not, quite),
it feels perfectly reasonable to fit things together,
make an inventory list,
label the tapestries,
roll up the panels of comics,
press the translucent panels of cloth,
bundle it all up,
take off my boots,
and cross the river.
Stripes III (detail); needlepoint comics; wool; cotton; natural dye; 60" x 40" Then eventually, when all is unrolled
and hanging on white walls,
or sweeping through the air
in a light-filled gallery,
we can call it a body of work,
or not -- can't know for sure till it is up.
But either way
it'll be time to lace my boots
and continue on,
where ever it is that I am going.
and hanging on white walls,
or sweeping through the air
in a light-filled gallery,
we can call it a body of work,
or not -- can't know for sure till it is up.
But either way
it'll be time to lace my boots
and continue on,
where ever it is that I am going.
Blanket of Light (detail); linen; backstrap loom; 36" x 135"
Or maybe next time I'll just go barefoot.
