Acquired works from the All Together series.
Drift is made from a beautiful variety of patches dating from the mid-late 1800s to early 1900s with contrasting, muted colors and a very satisfying amount of distress. This piece is a homage to the beauty of imperfection, the passage of time, and the signs that an object has been used and enjoyed in everyday life.
Shutters is a homage to the beauty of imperfection, the passage of time, and the signs that an object has been used and enjoyed in everyday life. Beautiful variety of patches dating from the late 1800s to early 1900s with contrasting colors and patterns and a very satisfying amount of distress. Strong, soft, medium weight hand-loomed cotton and hemp fabrics that are multi-layered.
Into the Deep is all about the wear in the cloth. It’s an antique Japanese boro indigo cotton scarf with an extremely satisfying amount of distress, sashiko stitching, and patching.
Acquired works from the In Good Company series.
Dream Jester revolves around a rare tsutsugaki image of a baku, the Japanese supernatural being said to devour nightmares. It’s the kind of fabric that immediately holds your attention.
Tiger Flame turns on a rare repeating tiger pattern in antique Japanese katazome and safflower-dyed cotton. That side has a lot of energy to it. On the reverse, I used an indigo fragment with Asian characters, and added patches along with sashiko-style embellishment of my own.
Night Watch centers on an antique Japanese indigo-dyed tsutsugaki image of a baku, the supernatural being said to devour nightmares. It’s a rare depiction, and that’s what gives this piece its character right away.
Between Clouds is made from antique Japanese katazome indigo-dyed cotton dating to the late 1800s and early 1900s. On both sides, I paired repeating cranes and clouds with sumi ink-dyed fabric, and added sashiko-style embellishment of my own.
