Remembering Loved Ones: Portraits Made From Clothing

Precious saved clothing. Seven garments were used in this portrait.

The reference photo.

The same tie dyed dress worn  in the photo and a white nightgown to be used to reference the white scalloped macrame hammock used at home.

pajamas used for the pillow

 The basic form of the figure is made, now it is cut out and applied to the background.

The extra pillow and background were eliminated,  the left hand position redone,  shadows and folds added.

I like the ethereal look but it needs some suggestion of grounding.

A leaf is used to lead the eye

A tiny strip is used for the hammock support which also adds direction.

A dark blue dress fabric scrap adds weight, stability, dimension and interest. This work was intended to be cropped 5 x 7" as seen below but I prefer the larger 8 x 10" version, seen here, for its mystery. I left the choice up to the client. 

New Book Includes Work by Kevan Lunney

Nearly 500 photos of artwork with personal insights from 76 of today's most noteworthy artists show the tremendously broad range of possibilities that working in three dimensions can offer. In conjunction with the other two books in this acclaimed series, it invites readers to reexamine fiber art through a multifaceted contemporary lens. 

Both established artists and emerging artists whose work is attracting notice are gathered here. Carol Milne's knitted glass and Peter Gentenaar's technique of vacuum forming and air-drying paper fibers are but a few examples of artists using new materials with traditional methods.

The book will be available at Barnes & Noble stores and on the publisher's website http://www.schifferbooks.com/artistry-in-fiber-vol-2-sculpture-6232.html as well as through Amazon, and is scheduled for a release date late summer of 2017. 

I am proud to have work included in this important new series, which will include two future books,  Artistry in Fiber: Wall Art (also due late 2017) and Artistry in Fiber: Wearable Art (due in 2018).

Fiber in the news- Venice Biennale 2017

A recent thread on the Facebook page for Studio Art Quilters Associates was about what is new and next in fiber art. There are many quilt world artists who think that fiber is not respected in the world of art. They are under the impression that it is under represented. Fiber has been well represented at the last few Armory shows in NYC and here is plenty in Italy.
Enjoy wonderful works of art here:
http://www.textile-forum-blog.org/2017/06/biennale-arte-2017-in-venice/