Monday, November 17, 2014

Work in Progress Update

   
     The security sign fabric made into curtains and a pot holder. I'm looking for a casement window from an architectural salvage company to mount together with the curtain. The blue tape is a marker to show where the window would be. It could hang from the ceiling as a window that you can look through or on the wall as a window into a wall. The pot holder could be paired with an apron made out of the same fabric.



     This is the prototype for the security tote bag:



     This is a large textile piece (60 x 33") that is about the suburban illusion of security. It is still evolving. There will be more text written directly on the piece as well as words made with the torn fabric "font".


 
  The 60 days of embroidery is finished. I working on mounting it on strips so that it can be displayed either as a frieze or as a rectangular grid. I'll have more pictures later this week.



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4 comments:

  1. RenNovember 18, 2014 at 6:40 PM

    Wow!! Very compelling.

    Makes me wonder what happens if the curtains are mounted over the window frame, like you suggested--and then whether the window has a visualization beyond it (or if the visual is denied). It's also interesting without a window frame at all--the blank wall; no view from the protected paradise.

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  2. KieraNovember 20, 2014 at 3:29 PM

    The security sign fabric is great! I love the contrast of domesticity and intense protection. And the embroidery looks good.

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  3. UnknownNovember 23, 2014 at 6:02 PM

    Oh these are very interesting Ann. Using the security signs as a fabric pattern found on everyday objects is blending your ideas in an intriguing way.

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  4. Stabbed!December 30, 2014 at 6:16 PM

    Really like where your work is going, Ann!

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