Plan B

Plan B is my first completed piece since retiring. I have always loved the act or process of deconstructing something familiar and reconstructing it into something new. I choose my materials with great intention - an old map with fingerprints still visible, handmade papers, twisted corded newsprint, book text, wild silk thread and textiles. The reconstructed shapes originated from vintage sewing patterns. My process used similar techniques to constructing clothing. I started by creating a color blocked paper fabric rolled out and then laid out my pattern pieces that were cut and reassembled into a new form. The stitch is common mark in much of my work. Although abstract in nature the use of sewing patterns connects me to my mother and grandmother who taught me the craft of sewing.