wearables/ textile art/ garments
Photo Credit: Janet Tavener
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she wore her heart on her sleeve
denim, reclaimed maroon ribbon, cotton yarn, sewing thread, printing, hand and machine stitch artist statement She was a child of the 70's. The fabric and style reflect her origins. The colour red her fire and passion for life. The dress is a canvas to tell her story. A story in pictures, sometimes with words, sometimes without. A culmination of her journey: familiar yet uniquely hers: events, thoughts, experiences, her dreams, values, highlights and memories. The traditions of embroidery and stitch are adopted to translate symbols into storytelling. This work is a continuation of a series of wearable artworks that examine the 'dress' as representation of the Feminine. Clothing is worn for many reasons. The properties of protection, adornment and self-expression are utilised as a means to communicate messages in the form of words and symbols providing a narrative of self. In this way the garment acts as armour protecting the wearer from external influences in addition to being a vehicle for expression of individuality and identity. untethered.fibre.artists - 'Found Narrative' exhibition 2019-2020 2019 wallarobbah arts and culture centre, hornsby NSW 2020 tuggeranong arts centre, tuggeranong ACT 2020 muswellbrook regional gallery, muswellbrook NSW 2023 tamworth regional gallery, tamworth NSW |