02_FS

02_FS IS A SMALL WALL QUILT 9" x 15" & IS PART OF MY FOLDED STORIES SERIES WHERE EVERYDAY FABRICS BECOME QUIET STUDIES OF COLOR, TEXTURE, AND THE DOMESTIC GESTURES THAT SHAPE THEM. USING THE IMAGE OF A WOMAN ENJOYING A DAY AT THE BEACH I WANTED TO PORTRAY THE OPTIMISM OF MY MOTHER'S GENERATION, THE PROSPERITY OF AMERICAN IN THE 50'S & 60'S, OF WOMEN BREAKING OUT OF TRADITIONAL DOMESTIC ROLES & BECOMING INDIVIDUALS. WHILE WOM0N WERE BREAKING OUT OF CONVENTIONAL CONSTRAINTS THERE WAS ALSO A BACK TO THE EARTH MOVEMENT AT THE TIME WHICH CAUSED WOMEN TO HAVE MORE FREEDOM WHILE EMBRACING A MORE HEALTHY & GROUNDED LIFESTYLE.

02_FS USES BRIGHT ORANGES AND BLACK ON WHITE SWISS DOTS IN A BOLD GRAPHIC PAIRING THAT STILL FEELS ROOTED IN THE INTIMACY OF DOMESTIC CLOTH WHILE LARGE BLACK RESIN BUTTONS ARE HAND STITCHED ALONG THE TOP BINDING SECURING TIES IN ORDER TO EASILY HANG THE PIECE ON A WALL. LIKE THE REST OF TINY MAPPINGS, IT TRACES A SMALL TERRAIN OF MEMORY & MAKING, A MAPPED MOMENT OF DOMESTIC LABOR, OPTIMISTIC IDEALISM OF THE 60'S CARRIED THROUGH TO THE PRESENT THROUGH WOMEN'S HANDS.