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Heart in the Clouds is a textile art collection that I designed to be displayed in a gallery setting. Each of the pieces in this collection are unique and one of a kind. Inspired by bright colors, themes of meditation and self-love, and a passion for textile based art forms, I endeavored to create a collection that would exemplify my artistic talent and show my ability to create.
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When I began ideating for this collection I gained my inspiration from a oil pastel drawing that I had created a month prior. I loved this small drawing and thought it would be a great idea to be expanded on. I then came up with eight different drawings all inspired by the original that explored the themes of meditation and self-love.
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After coming up with eight drawings, I chose five that I would continue to work with and eventually turn into textiles. The next step in my process was coloration. I chose to work with posca paint markers because I love their vibrancy and opacity. These five drawings that the final five that I chose to move forward with.
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After I completed drawing and coloring the five drawings that I chose to move forward with, I decided to digitize the drawings in procreate and recolor them from the same color palette. I chose to do this because I knew they would look cleaner, the colors would be more vibrant, and it also made it possible for me to project my artwork onto bigger canvases.
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The next step in my process was assigning each piece a textile art form. In the end I decided to do two needle punched rugs (shown above). For both of these rugs, I stretched monks cloth across a frame and I used a needle punch tool to punch acrylic yarn through the cloth and fill up each color space.
Dimensions: 19 x 24''
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Both of these pieces were created through a technique called appliqué quilting. This is a form of quilting that allows for more contemporary design and rounder shapes then traditional quilting. For both of these quilts, I projected my image onto muslin fabric and cut the fabric into the shapes I wanted before sewing each layer together. I finished the quilt by applying embroidery stitching and a final backing.
Dimensions: 2 x 3'
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The final piece in my collection is a pictorial tapestry weaving. This piece was created on a small hand tapestry looms using cotton yarn for both the warp and the weft. I used a simple plain weave technique for the image on the weaving and a rya technique for the bottom portion.
Dimensions: 16 x 24''