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Two of my pieces are in this show. I will be at the artist reception on March 5, 2011, 3 – 5 pm
Artworks!
384 Acushnet Ave.
New Bedford, MA 02740
Contemporary cloth artists use many traditional processes that have long been used on textiles, for example, shibori, batik, screen printing, and stamping; but they take it further by combining and layering these techniques in unexpected ways.
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"One thousand nine hundred twenty square inches" 24x80" Silk Crepe, MX dyes, discharge paste, textile paints, composition metal leaf |
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"Down by the Pond I Found an Old Fishing Net" 24 x 80" Silk Crepe, thickened MX dyes, textile paints |
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The Rose Window On this length of dupion silk I used a similar set of folds and bindings for each stage of dyeing. I wanted the patterning from each layer to move in generally the same direction. After the third dye bath, I hung up the piece so that I could stand back and have a good long look at it. As I had hoped, the lines appeared to radiate from a central point somewhere off to the left of the piece, suggesting a larger rosette, only part of which was visible. Then it struck me: the memory of sitting inside the chapel at Mount Holyoke College, where soft afternoon light was filtering through the magnificent rose window. |
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String Theory This piece is the result of a science experiment of sorts. I had a theory that string could act, not only as a resist, but as a mark-making tool,… that is, if I were to load the string with dye prior to using it to bind the fabric around the pole — in this case, a length of flexible vinyl duct, one of my favorite improvised tools because it leaves wavy lines suggesting ripples on water. |