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bubbles //

 AN HOMAGE TO THE OCEAN

lobster, fish, bubbles, caterpillar are some of the characters of the garments.
it represents an homage to the traditional Japanese viewpoints surrounding nature, objects and humans being equal. the collection is all gendered and plays with elements from the ocean. and slow fashion build with the idea of a versatile garment - infinite ways to pair them.
we don’t value our oceans nearly enough.
i will try.
textile exploration can give an object a completely alternate meaning. the process explores a magnitude of potential textiles for the collection, as many are used as allowed with timeframe;
woven and knitted repurposed plastic bags, collected from beach clean ups,
dead stock yarn creating melange effect when 5 yarns are knitted together, shaping bubbles,
locally sourced wool from mills in upstate New York and then naturally dyed with dyes made from own food waste,
leftover wool from feting on tulle, creating bubbles on bigger bubbles,
Japanese pastel charcoals drawn to assimilate coral reefs,
all remaining fabric sourced from Fabscrap, a company that fights excessive fabric production.

lobster, fish, bubbles, caterpillar are some of the characters of the garments it represents an homage to the traditional Japanese viewpoints surrounding nature, objects and humans being equal. the collection is all gendered and plays with elements from the ocean. and slow fashion build with the idea of a versatile garment - infinite ways to pair them. we don’t value our oceans nearly enough. i will try textile exploration can give an object a completely alternate meaning. the process explores a magnitude of potential textiles for the collection, as many are used as allowed with timeframe; woven and knitted repurposed plastic bags, collected from beach clean ups, dead stock yarn creating melange effect when 5 yarns are knitted together, shaping bubbles locally sourced wool from mills in upstate New York and then naturally dyed with dyes made from own food waste, leftover wool from feting on tulle, creating bubbles on bigger bubbles Japanese pastel charcoals drawn to assimilate coral reefs, all remaining fabric sourced from Fabscrap, company that fights excessive fabric production.
an homage to the ocean.
Texture based sculpture showing the inhibition of chronic body pain. A culmination of inhibitions I have felt throughout my life, an analysis of constraining factors and body pains and how the body all of a sudden cannot do what it is suppose to or could before. Yet a optimistic approach to the never ending pain. The texture of the textiles are mimiking and drawn from pain, bones, textures within the body. It reflects on positivity in the face of pain through colors. It depicts how I relate to my pain through an optimistic lens, that I carry because the inhibition will not subside. The sculpture focuses on the pain in the ankle area. The sense of losing control, feeling numb, stuck and caught in ones movement. A certain wobbly feeling apears around the ankles which limits walking. The sculpture allows people to feel the pain when stepping into it, without me giving an explanation. longlasting handcrafted techniques are mixed, such as weaving, machine knitting and hand knitting, only made out of reclaimed and repuposed materials, such as foam, cotton, organza, linen, thread and knitted yarns. an exploration of sensitivities. M