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A journey from canvas to new textiles
This project presented an opportunity to allow a painted image
to enter more directly into a broader conversation with the
world outside the studio walls. By undertaking a journey from
canvas to textiles, a pattern can expand its horizons beyond
the confines of an opaque surface and four rectangular edges.
Wetdreams (oil on linen, 60” x 48”, spring 2004)
was the first of the pulse~pattern paintings to experience
translation into the medium of printed fabric. Its pattern
weaves undulating river lines cascading down the surface with
repeated bands of carefree, bobbing loop-de-loops. The encoded
color palette reflects a tender anticipation expressed by
new life unfolding in the aftermath of a long, cold New England
winter. In preparation for its upcoming odyssey, wetdreams
was translated into a pattern repeat and coded with four pantone
colors. Next, it was digitally printed on two diverse fabrics
– silk noile and sheer poly voile - at First2print in
New York City. Five yards of the silk noile were stitched
into a coat/wrap ensemble designed from a 1921 Madeleine Vionnet
pattern. Ten yard of poly voile would accompany the ensemble
as a kind of sheer floating cloud in an upcoming exhibition.
The wetdreams installation opened at the Aidekman Art Center
at Tufts University, Medford, MA, in January, 2005. In April
of 2005, it was exhibited at the School of Fashion Design
on Newbury Street, in Boston, MA.
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