That’s fabric?
Yes, fabric.
I see the world in great detail, but unlike my hyper-realistic painter counterparts I choose to express my subjects in sculpted, 3D, fabric vignettes. As you may have guessed, all my work involves intense hand sewing, but the final form is finessed with fire. That’s right, in my world fire and fabric are friends.
Where do you find
your fabrics?
All my fabrics have been upcycled from their original purposes. The majority were clothing and most often were designer labels. Some I acquire when friends clean out their closets, but most I get by scouring the ‘mercados’ in my home town, San Miguel de Allende, Mexico.
Read more about how designer clothing, sold by the pound, end up in my sculptures
How did you discover
your art?
My shift to textiles as an art medium happened much later in life. My man asked why I had never used textiles as an art medium. Good question. My family is rich is sewing traditions; I had been sewing since early childhood; my degree was from FIT in NYC; and yet here I was denying textiles as an art medium? Yep, that was an eye opening moment.
Read more about my beginnings
That’s fabric?
Yes, fabric.
I see the world in great detail, but unlike my hyper-realistic painter counterparts I choose to express my subjects in sculpted, 3D, fabric vignettes. As you may have guessed, all my work involves intense hand sewing, but the final form is finessed with fire. That’s right, in my world fire and fabric are friends.
Where do you find
your fabrics?
All my fabrics have been upcycled from their original purposes. The majority were clothing and most often were designer labels. Some I acquire when friends clean out their closets, but most I get by scouring the ‘mercados’ in my home town, San Miguel de Allende, Mexico.
Read more about how designer clothing, sold by the pound, end up in my sculptures
How did you discover
your art?
My shift to textiles as an art medium happened much later in life. My man asked why I had never used textiles as an art medium. Good question. My family is rich is sewing traditions; I had been sewing since early childhood; my degree was from FIT in NYC; and yet here I was denying textiles as an art medium? Yep, that was an eye opening moment.
Read more about my beginnings
Bizarre Bras
Hard Cover Book, Published by: World of WearableArt (WOW)
This book features 52 of the most innovative, outrageous and compelling examples of Bizarre Bras. My two wearable sculptures, Prickly Heat (lt) and aBRAcalypse Now (rt), are prominently displayed. WOW donates 20% of the proceeds from this book to The Breast Cancer Research Trust.
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3D Mixed Media Textile Art
eBook, Published by: TextileArtist.org
This eBook is a compilation of stories from 50 diverse artists working in a wide variety of related media. Each chapter delves into how each artist got to where they are today, what inspires them and the processes and techniques they use to give their work its unique voice. I am truly honored to be among the 50 artists featured.
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artist pages from left to right: Ana Teresa Barboza, Erica Gray, Wendy Moyer
WOW – World Of WearableArt
International Exhibition Tour
32 Garments Showcased
My two Bizarre Bras, aBRAcalypse Now and Prickly Heat have been selected by WOW’s founder, Dame Suzie Moncrieff, as two of 32 garments to be showcased in their first prestigious international exhibition tour.
The show first opened to the public at the Auckland War Museum November 2014. Since its opening the show has traveled to Australia and soon will be debuting in Honolulu and then on to Seattle.
The tour is expected to travel the world over the next four years. Please check out WOW’s site for future dates and locations.
Tour Information: http://worldofwearableart.com/exhibitions/
Exhibit News: http://worldofwearableart.com/news/category/exhibitions/
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