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In continued efforts to meld the digital with the physicality of quilting, I began experimenting with the digital pixel and its optical ability in the physical world. I was also interested in the idea of ‘baring it all’ under the protection of the pixel.
Completely out of the blue in 2016, I received an email from a boy (man) I used to talk to in high school. He was 18 and I was 14. This piece is part of my response to that email.
English Paper Piecing is one of the oldest forms of hand quilting. It is the base for the famed grandmother quilt made of hexagon flowers. It is also a huge source of community for women as they sit in groups to work on their EPP projects and trade fabric hexagons with one another. The process is also physically draining and time consuming, which is why it is often not a solitary practice. I found that stripping the community from such rigorous processes allowed me to push my body and attention span.
The undulating, empty sack hung from basement piping is a visual representation of the mental and emotional process I go through when processing the flaws of my body.
A lament on the details of the body. An examination of the face in the basement - a vignette of my face, construed and strung on basement piping.
Developing as a teen girl on the internet sets the stage for damaging interactions. Hidden under the veil of anonymous texting apps and social media platforms, the opportunity for unwanted exposure to predatory figures is inevitable. As teen girls seek positive reinforcement to soothe growing self-perception, communication with men can bring up deep seated misconceptions about womanhood. As the fragmented woman develops, she discovers that the plasticity of girlhood was not made to be stretched this far.
In continued efforts to meld the digital with the physicality of quilting, I began experimenting with the digital pixel and its optical ability in the physical world. I was also interested in the idea of ‘baring it all’ under the protection of the pixel.
Completely out of the blue in 2016, I received an email from a boy (man) I used to talk to in high school. He was 18 and I was 14. This piece is part of my response to this email.
In continued efforts to meld the digital with the physicality of quilting, I began experimenting with the digital pixel and its optical ability in the physical world. I was also interested in the idea of ‘baring it all’ under the protection of the pixel.
The following pieces contain phrases ‘said’ to me as an actual teen girl under images that I posted of myself on DeviantArt beginning in middle school.
