This is a wearable garden. I felt compelled to explore the relationship of the body to natural/imagined spaces.
When thinking about fairytales and the sublime, there is a desire to envelop oneself in an artwork or a story; just looking isn’t enough.
This desire resulted in creating a wearable work complete with a headpiece. I wore the piece out to the convenience store and the park, which attracted a lot of attention from strangers on the street.
The response was overwhelmingly positive, and reminded me of how it feels to show people your art work in person.
There is something to be said for creating your own world and I believe this work provides a sort of bubble for the wearer, each mundane task can be somehow ethereal.
Also tied into the work is the view of the feminine body in public spaces. Often times simple trips to the store feel hostile; the way men look and and comment on my body is something I dread. Intentionally drawing attention to myself in a very eccentric manner invites a different kind of attention and the intimate knowledge of the articles I am wearing provides a kind of barrier from the rest of the world.
Above are many of the materials used for the skirt/hanging portion of the garden.
Items are sourced from Crin-Blanc, Lamorisse, 1975, c mag, issue 145, LIFE magazine, 1958, Real World Color Management, Fraser, Murphy, and Bunting, 2003, Poster by Patrick Kyle, c. 2018
Other elements are hand cut-out pieces of fabric (varying materials), found objects from work and at home. Earrings made by myself and Sofia LaGrotta.