The Complexities of Denim (2018) thrift store denim, thread, ventilator mask // Commission for the University of Iowa Museum of Art and Hello Flyover. After researching the human & environmental costs of denim, I created a wearable using a material palette from the thrift store of intentional factory rips & surface wear sourced from mainly China & Southeast Asia. The design is of a shared burden. Because on any given day, it is estimated that half the world’s population is wearing jeans. What is the responsibility of the designer & consumer in protecting the planet? The piece is informed by work by Lewis Wickes Hine in the UIMA collection specifically Doffer Girl in New England Mill (1908)
The Complexities of Denim (2018) thrift store denim, thread, ventilator mask // Commission for the University of Iowa Museum of Art and Hello Flyover. Curated by Vero Rose Smith. This is a full view of the layout and color variations
Indigo Quilt (2018) organic cotton, silk, indigo, thread // Inspired by my denim industry wearable, I learned organic indigo vat dyeing methods using shibori folds on cotton. These patterns were then pieced into a quilt with an overlay of sashiko and kantha stitches unifying the composition
Quarantine (2020) Growing indigo plants and yarn dyeing during quarantine in Brooklyn, NY
Untitled (2020) indigo, cotton // Detail of a painting.
Garden (2022) Growing indigo outside in Florida.
Harvest (2022) Indigo leaves picked in the morning
terra daq tills (2022) indigo, rag paper, silk // Orchid animation with fresh homegrown indigo & indigo ink on cotton paper. Part of a sketch series processing maps, storytelling, and language.
Sketches (2022) indigo, rag paper // Experimental paintings.
Untitled (2022) Charting the future with the past.
New Growths (2023) Growing indigo on windowsills & travels
