About April
My work synthesizes the processes of weaving and embroidery to investigate the pattern relationships present in weave structures. The weaving draft is a polyrhythmic score, played on the loom by the weaver--a physical manifestation of a complex mathematical process. By responding to the naturally gridded architecture of woven cloth with embroidered mark making, I am writing a code with which I hope to gain a deeper understanding of the fundamentals of generative weave patterns. Once I… more
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2014
Experiments with digital print, needlepoint, and weaving.
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HaystackCotton needlepoint 7x7" 2014
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Installation work in progressDigitally printed cotton canvas, needlepoint, masking tape, chipboard 14x12' 2014
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The Binding GateInstallation at Fields Festival needlepoint, acrylic yarn, plastic canvas 28x21' 2014
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I'm a Rake detailHand-woven double cloth pickup 24x21" 2014
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PortraitHand-woven double cloth pickup 10x12" 2014
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I'm a RakeHand-woven double cloth pickup 24x21" 2014
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Tumbling BargelloCotton needlepoint 7x7" 2014
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Optic JumpsuitDigitally printed crepe georgette 2014
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Installation in progress detailDigitally printed cotton canvas, needlepoint, masking tape, chipboard 14x12' 2014
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Optic Jumpsuit detailDigitally printed crepe georgette 2014
Correlations
Correlations was my Thesis show at Maryland Institute College of Art. For this show I created a modular series of textile works using digital fabric printing with hand-embroidered "interruptions". These works were activated by a site-specific backdrop I created using black and white painters' tape.
Breathing Square
Breathing Square was a site-specific installation created at the Ocean Terrace Hotel as part of Tiger Strikes Asteroid's Artist-Run Fair during Miami Arts Week 2015. Platform Gallery invited me to work with them and transform a room in this abandoned hotel. In addition to installing a full show of my textile work, I created site-specific murals that responded to the architectural anomalies within the room.
2015
Textile paintings using hand and machine embroidered interruptions on digitally printed drawings.
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5/4Hand and machine embroidery on digitally printed drawing 17" x 17" 2015
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PassengerHand and machine embroidery on digitally printed drawing 17" x 17" 2015
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What More Can We DoHand embroidery on digitally printed drawing 8" x 8" 2015
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False Rectangle IVHand embroidery on digitally printed drawing 10" x 20" 2015
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False CubeHand embroidery on digitally printed drawing 12" x 12" 2015
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MaintainHand embroidery on digitally printed drawing 13" x 13" 2015
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Shift and Baby CubeHand embroidery on digitally printed drawing 5" x 5" and 20" x 26" 2015
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Breathing SquareHand and machine embroidery on digitally printed drawing 17" x 17" 2015
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Learning To Lighten UpHand and machine embroidery on digitally printed drawing 17" x 17" 2015
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Of InverseMachine embroidery on digitally printed drawing 17" x 17" 2015