There was no way I was making a calla lily vulva in 2022 without both pinning it to the wall and offering it some protection. Kevlar lines the inside of this piece, shredded in the weaving process, torn on the loom by the mohair and silk in the warp. It was an impulsive decision made in the whiplash of the U.S. Supreme Court decisions.
To Carry Every Name but Your Own
92” x 59”x 38” (dimensions
variable)
Handspun ropes in sisal,
silk, bullet-proof and stab-proof Kevlar; warped in wool, acrylic, cotton,
linen, silk; loom bars; zip ties
2022
While Mrinalini Mukherjee’s fiber sculptures and deities from the 1970s-90s are influencing the folds and droops in this piece, and Punjabi phulkari and Mexican serape blankets are influencing the color choices, I was particularly interested in seeing the ways my own weaving practice is born out of a history of U.S. contemporary fiber arts and feminist Chicana writing.
Last day to see the show
@eleanor_harwood_gallery !
Photos courtesy of
@shaun.roberts.photo
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