Butterfly Houses, 2010, by me
wax, thread, book, vintage fabrics
hand and machine sewing
I've been working a bunch in the studio lately, getting ready for some upcoming shows. I have a yearly show at Orchard Artworks (a gallery in a Revolutionary War farmhouse) and this year I picked the title of Metamorphosis. And suddenly everything I'm doing is butterflies. Butterflies are everywhere. Besides being absolute stunners in the looks categories, I love their stories: the extreme migrations, the specific host plants for each life cycle, their amazing transformations from caterpillar into winged creature. I love the symbolism inherent in their beauty and lives.
Sometimes it's hard to work because Mimi gets in the way. But she's really so sweet, I can't kick her out. That often.
And I'm managing to get some work done regardless. I don't usually work this bright nor so playful so have been having a lot more fun lately in the studio. I do, however, usually work on multiple pieces and themes at once, and I really like exploring unusual materials and methods.
These fabrics are all from my grandma's sewing room. She doesn't sew any more due to Alzheimer's and so I always think of her when I do, especially when I come across some particularly beautiful piece of fabric. They are almost like butterflies themselves.
2 comments:
Oh Mimi ha ha :) Gracie does the same, but I almost always kick her out! Looks like you have some neat projects in the works. That is wonderful that you can incorporate your grandmother's old fabric into these pieces--in a way it's like telling 2 stories.
It is! I am really enjoying it. :)
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