I posted photos of these pieced jackets in process, here they are sewn up and ready for my next show coming up, the Philadelphia Museum of Art Craft Show. The dates are November 5 – 8, only a few weeks away!
Below, my nod to the wild fires that have been in the news all summer. Sparks of fires on the horizon and billowing clouds of smoke in the air. My goal was to take the frightening stories of out of control fires and tame them into something manageable. Magical thinking? Maybe.
The jacket below used up leftover scraps from previous projects. The black with red plaid was one of my favorites, these little pieces are some of the last bits.
This kind of piecing is spontaneous. I sew together scraps into odd blocks then lay them out so they make sense with each other. I forget everything [scary wildfires for example] and focus on the patterns and designs. Sewing is my perfect antidote for all the crazy stuff out there. It’s like solving a puzzle. I ignore the crazy and turn my attention to focus on how to fit the pieces together.
I liked the strong color contrasts in the jacket above and wanted to push it further with a the next one. I used a dark navy and pieced it with a lighter silk, a white and black, double ikat.
The back.
I’m not done! I have another ln process. This one in a red, white and an amazing shibori. Shibori is a kind of tie-dye. You can see how the fabric was pinched, wrapped with a thread and dyed to make the design. The results show the evidence of an anonymous artisan’s hand. So cool.
I’m on it! There will be more to come.
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