ProtoBolster

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The ProtoBolster is an earth-friendly cushion made from remaindered fabric cuttings and stuffed w/sustainable, plant-based kapok fiber: 25 inches of cuddling pleasure.

Birdman

Enough said.

Illustration:PLAY

There's a 10 page bit on my work in the book above published by the nice kids at Victionary.

memo: Stitching Time, a sampler

I was invited to created a green clock for the Make Time for a Green Cause benefit held Nov.16th at SPRING in DUMBO. A memo, or large fabric sample, is stretched on a hoop and the coded numerals 1-12 are embroidered in either a glow-in-the-dark or tweed thread on the reverse side of a print depicting a Roman statue. Reading outwards from the center, the numerals are in UPC code, Braille, Postal code and Morse code. The hands of the clock are needles so please be careful if attempting to read the Braille.

http://www.treesftf.org/main.htm

http://www.maketimeforagreencause.com/

Frankentoile

I resurrected my Frankentoile concept for the Pierre Deux 40th birthday soiree/competition. 20 cushions were given as gifts to the participants and judges. Hmmmm, it just occurred to me that although I was a participant (see embroidered piece below), I received no gift. A silly oversight on someone's part, no doubt. The print is pieced back together using cast off scraps from the cutting of the cushion itself. I have a bit of fabric left over and I'm working on some which are a bit less conventional.

Hypertrichosis

"Congenital generalized Hypertrichosis or werewolf syndrome is a medical term referring to a condition of excessive body hair." - from Wikipedia. Just so you know...

Pierre Deux

Here's a 20 X 24 inch embroidered linen wall piece which is to be auctioned off for Aid To Artisans on Nov. 14th at OCHRE in NYC. The event is a celebration of The French design house Pierre Deux's 40 year anniversary.

The Knot Sky

Glow-in-the-dark french knots embroidered onto a slub-heavy wool, it depicts the stars of the summer sky and measures 18 X 18 inches. The first picture is a daylight view, the second a nighttime one.

Taking Things Seriously

I have an essay in the pretty wonderful new compendium Taking Things Seriously published this month by Princeton Architectural Press. My object even made it onto the cover. It was also featured on a holiday card I did a while back.

The Lost Girls

A series of prints I've just finished for SPRING's THREADED show in DUMBO. Each measures 24" X 36" and is a archival giclée print on heavy weight canvas, embroidered w/rayon floss, stretched and mounted. Prices furnished upon request.


Statement:
A few years ago, I was hired by a rather high end, psuedo-scientific cosmetics company to design
a limited edition "art box" filled w/ anti-aging unguents for their holiday season. Never one to shy away from incorporating a subversive message into my work while shilling for THE MAN, I came up with the custom toile design of The Lost Girls inspired by JM Barrie's characters from Peter Pan: little boys dressed in animal costumes who are afraid to grow up. The client presented the initial designs to it largest retailer, they were horrified and I was promptly fired. Revisiting the toile later on, it occurred to me that the cosmetics metaphor can very easily be carried through to my noncommercial work whereby embroidery is applied to a preexisting traditional print in order to make the original design more appealing, relevant and desirable to modern tastes. The stitch thus becomes a superficial application that changes the form of the whole in an attempt to first conceal and then appeal to The Other: Pretty, Fresh, New & Young!

send out the clowns

While wondering why I've been doing so many clowns in the past few months, a friend pointed out that my grandmother collected ceramic clowns when I was a child...I dont even like clowns but I cant seem to stop embroidering them. I think I'll start doing monsters from here on in.

'nother sofa

I chose the same Pierre Frey toile I used for the headboard (see below), this time in black, for five large cushions to sit on a built-in platform that forms a sofa for a house in the Hamptons. I'll post a photo once the piece is installed.

a clown for Beatrice's first

5 X 7, 2007

a few more rowboats

it's my favorite motif in the print.

Toile & Tats cushions

some highlights of the Toile & Tats line from the past year.

www.historicallyinaccurate.com

Toile Sofa, the first

I did this for The Future Perfect in Williamsburg. The sofa is made by Bensen and the toile from Pierre Frey.

http://www.thefutureperfect.com/

Toile Sofa, the second

The second sofa. It's there now - check it out. As shown: $5500.00

http://www.thefutureperfect.com/

Danger in the Garden

My Danger in the Garden cushions were featured in the ponderous Jim Jarmusch film Broken Flowers. Silhouetted insects are embroidered on a pornographically fecund cotton rose print.

Braille cushions

This set was made for the Molly Dillworth curated exhibition THE GREAT AMERICAN STORAGE at Spring last spring. Silk and polyester french knots sit atop a grey wool jersey. They now reside on a couch in Texas.

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a black cat

One of my first forays into the world of machine embroidery.

Pour Yvette

Pillow cluster featured in *Wallpaper last year.
6 cushions of black moire with a white silk grosgrain ruffle ribbon creating the outline of a fallen body. wicked.

haiku lantern

THEY EMERGE EACH NIGHT:
A SWARMING, GLITTERY HOARD
READY TO PARTY


This piece was made for Spring ILLUMINE exhibition last winter in which 30 artist/designers were asked to customize a plain white Japanese paper lantern. I constructed the moths out of paper: their bodies & antennae are black, their eyes are 2 black swarovski crystals and their wings are patterns made using pornographic images culled from the internet.


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a portrait

If you see me, say hello.

Commanders Palace

This past summer I spent a month embroidering wall panels to be upholstered onto the walls of the Rockwell Group's redesign of the interior of the venerated Commander's Palace in New Orleans. The custom toile depicting life along the Mississippi was rendered by Silver Hill Atelier on a necessarily flame-retardant synthetic twill. This being the case, I used rayon floss and the candy colors complemented the synthetic sheen of the fabric nicely. While the client loved the work, it should be noted that I was asked to remove the clown noses in the banquet scene.

Upholstered Headboard

These are the detailed areas of a commission recently completed for a client of a custom made upholstered headboard. I chose a new Pierre Frey toile in plum which depicts the actual toile making process as it was done a couple of hundred years back.

memo: HERO

A piece made for Spring's autumn 2006 show IN THE DARK in d.u.m.b.o.

Glow in the dark thread hand-embroidered on the reverse side of a cotton toile print depicting the marriage of King Arthur to Guinevere.

dimensions - 16" X 20"

http://www.spring3d.net/