Inspiration: Stars, Quarks and Jabberwocky
The observable universe contains several hundred billion galaxies, each having several hundred billion stars. Awareness of this fact...
Again, layer, upon layer, upon layer of stitches, ad infinitum, transforms soft, supple cloth into a structure with the strength and feel of leather. The sound emerging from tapping on the embroidery is reminiscent of the sound made when playing a leather-skinned drum.
Perpetual motion of invisible particles, which comprise everything in the universe, is the inspiration for the stitchery. The threads form a pattern of (un)entanglements (thank you cousin Anne for that word),
which connect us all with each other and the cosmos.
My newest machine looks like a sewing machine, but it is not, it is a dedicated embroidery machine.
I am using thread as movable type.
A universe of type faces are available to me and with an embroidery program I can create my own type faces.
All of this is meant to enrich the experience of wearing ideas.