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Folding vernacular

The Folding vernacular series (2025) recollects familiar floral and geometric patterns of clothing and household textiles. Improvised patterns are spray-painted onto a silk warp and juxtaposed with woven bands in a dual-sided cloth. Folding the cloth highlights the notion of touch both sensual and mundane as each piece is pleated, folding back on itself.

Folding vernacular (blouse)
silk, linen, synthetic dyes, acrylic spray paint, mounted on handmade wool felt

Folding vernacular (bedsheet)
silk, linen, hemp, sumi, acrylic spray paint, mounted on handmade wool felt

Folding vernacular (curtain)
silk, linen, sumi, acrylic spray paint, mounted on handmade wool felt

Folding vernacular (bedsheet)
silk, linen, hemp, sumi, acrylic spray paint, mounted on handmade wool felt

Folding vernacular (towel),
silk, linen, madder dye, sumi, acrylic spray paint, mounted on handmade wool felt

Folding vernacular: Blouse
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