Official Troublemaker
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Fiber/Cross-stitch
2013
Materials
14 pt Aida cloth and embroidery floss
Description
Here's what I wrote for one call in which I submitted this work:
As the official troublemaker in my family, my antics inspired a lot of funny stories. The work I am submitting for this call, ‘Stories We Tell’, draws from those family stories. Each piece is a cross-stitched joke as inspired by www.subversivecrossstitch.com and other similarly rebellious uses of that medium. While that work tends to be a sarcastic cultural commentary, mine employs personal jokes and contains the kernel of a much longer and sometimes painful story. These are the stories I choose to share and tell.
Inspiration
2013
Materials
14 pt Aida cloth and embroidery floss
Description
Here's what I wrote for one call in which I submitted this work:
As the official troublemaker in my family, my antics inspired a lot of funny stories. The work I am submitting for this call, ‘Stories We Tell’, draws from those family stories. Each piece is a cross-stitched joke as inspired by www.subversivecrossstitch.com and other similarly rebellious uses of that medium. While that work tends to be a sarcastic cultural commentary, mine employs personal jokes and contains the kernel of a much longer and sometimes painful story. These are the stories I choose to share and tell.
Inspiration
Me, about 4, with
my "Official Troublemaker" T-shirt on.
Exhibition History
- 2013, Stories We Tell. Phoenix Gallery. Juror Jessica Porter. Catalogue. New York, NY.
- 2013, Childhood Memories. Mills Pond House Gallery. Juror Seung Lee. St. James, NY.