The Effects...2010, Woven Tencel and Linen, Wire, Pattern Paper, Embroidery
The assignment for my Collage and Sculptural Surfaces class was “skin.” Starting was a struggle; I momentarily forgot that I had the option of thinking like a weaver. Continuing with thoughts on relics and ritual, I decided to work with something I learned last semester regarding the practice of mummifying potential saints to preserve bodies for worship and fabricate a divine presence. Sometimes, the knowledge of mummification of an individual gets lost in history, other cases of natural mummification quickly deteriorate when the bodies are removed from their tombs and the conditions that made mummification possible in the first place. With this piece, I was interested in drape, shaping cloth, openness of weave, and layering of space.
