Rectangle Line Landscape Shapes

Grant

Anita

Artist statement


My portfolio explores patterns that surround and inhabit all figures in motion. The concept of “sewing patterns” inspired the process by which I created my pieces. Unseen paper patterns were created for each piece, mapping out the human form. By juxtaposing media (fabric, string and yarn, cardboard and paper, beads), my pieces seek to expose the repetitive structures that underlie the human form.


I began by creating paper sewing patterns for the figures in my portfolio. Like pencil lines in a drawing, string became the binding structure of my portfolio. At first I isolated geometric fabric figures on a plain background. Then, I developed figures in the partial or complete absence of a background. This experimentation shifted my portfolio toward more robust structures with the use of paper and cardboard. A fluent relationship emerged between the figures, textures, patterns, and backgrounds of each piece.


Sustained Investigation

1


I ISOLATED THE FELT AND FABRIC FIGURE ON A PLAIN BACKGROUND.

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I created dimension by layering, draping, and tacking fabric to the background.

3

I made hair from unraveled yarn. With canvas and felt pedals I sewed individual flowers.

4

Wooden Dowels

Paisley Print

Paper stencil

5


I sewed a bushel of flowers. Then I tacked the flowers wrong side up to show their construction.

6


I carved Roman meter and embroidered beads onto the figure. The unraveled yarn was woven about her face.

I Cut the cardboard into a spiral so that it protruded from the figure. Wire flowers are stitched into the sleeve.

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torn Cardboard

upholstered cardboard

Veiled figures

9


Sewing patterns sewed into the mesh. It was a Sketchbook-style experiment of pleated fabric and torn cardboard.

10

Dyed paper with ink and then created fanned pleats. Embroidered highlights shadows onto limbs.

11


Crocheted blue/purple yarn create bottom figure. Paper dyed with ink to compliment patterned fabric.

12


Sewed beads onto the figures. Cutting equal slits at the edge allowed cardboard pieces to interlock.

13


Stripped cardboard contours the body, cut cardboard and fabric are sculpted into dynamic shapes.

14


I embroidered the figure, imitating Henna covering the hands and feet of a bride.

15

I embroidered a Sashiko Stitch onto the top figure's "skirt", pleated paper, and peeled cardboard

Selected Works

Work 1

observation drawing using two-point perspective, proportion, and color theory.

Work 2

I created dimension by layering, draping, and tacking fabric to the background.

Work 3

Color theory, observational drawing, and brush stroke techniques capture light and texture.

Work 4

Stripped cardboard contours the body, while cut cardboard and fabric are sculpted into a dynamic shape.

I embroidered a Sashiko Stitch onto the "skirt". Organic movement Achieved with pleated paper and peeled cardboard.

Work 5

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