Month: April 2012
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Amidst the Mists
Several years ago, my friend , Daniel Yuhas, and I traded artwork. He knits amazing animals. In fact, his book, “Knitting from the Center Out,” is now available for pre-order! Anyway, in exchange for a hand-knitted and stuffed octopus, I embroidered the below piece for him. He provided the quote. Congrats to Daniel on his…
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Threads
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Imaginary Interest
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Our Fire
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That’s what I want
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Embroidering Brooklyn Love Map, Dumbo Arts Festival, 2011
In 2011, in conjunction with my Brooklyn Love Exchange project, sponsored in part by a NYC Department of Cultural Affairs regrant from BAC, I collected love stories on site at the Dumbo Arts Festival, filling in gaps in my hand stitched map. My friend, Luke Hoorelbeke shot this footage for me of my interviews.…
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High School
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Back Pocket
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Dose of Maturity
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Fly On Back Home
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Gifts
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About FiberGraf
Among my projects is FiberGraf, a collaboration with graffiti artist, HENS. When we met in 2008, we quickly discovered common ground as native New Yorkers and artists, and decided to combine our seemingly separate art forms. I translate Hens’ tags and drawings into embroidery. I begin by transferring his images, created digitally and with markers…