A series of original jacquard woven fabrics with motifs that include the symbol for White Light, forms from traditional Chinese medicine packaging and the face of my dog Dia. Yarn combinations were used for color blending, and parts of the original fabric were appliqued onto the base.
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Inspired by living and teaching in Qatar
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Small series of masks called “Touch My Face” worn by the artists – artwork by Larry Rushing, larryrushingart.com, digital textile design and mask-making by Della Reams.
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Arabic Calligraphy Cushions – These cushions or decorative pillows are part of a series of knitted Arabic calligraphy patterns inspired by living and teaching in Qatar. Using numerous iterations these pieces were digitally designed, machine knitted in mixed fiber yarns, set in silk shantung fabric and sewn by machine. They were shown in “Dressing Up, Going Out,
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Sejada Carpets featuring Arabic Calligraphy – Inspired by the rhythm and color of Islamic calligraphy and surface patterning that are ever-present in Middle Eastern architecture, art and everyday items, I learned that “horoufiya” is an Arabic word that refers to art using abstract alphabet forms. The motif in these carpets spell “Carpet” or rug in
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Felicity Dress – The fabric in this dress was inspired by the monogram of Felicity Ulmer, and the dress design was inspired by draping the fabric. Black and white monograms on the walls of VCUQatar caught my attention as being perfect motifs for textile designs, and provided inspiration for my Arabic Calligraphy Collection of machine
Original jacquard woven fabrics using motifs adapted from Chinese medicine packaging and featuring the face of my dog Dia, 2008
Parasailing Pink Elephants is inspired by the first record album I ever owned, Walt Disney’s “Dumbo” (the Flying Elephant). Machine knitted and fulled wool, 2013.
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Inspired by a conceptual chair prototype, “The Falling Apart Chair”, by Johan Granberg, the chair was intended to fall apart when it got “tired”. This brought to mind a human spine in stress, and the radiating circles were necessary to tie down the second color in the background. The fabric was intended to be a
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