EILEEN BRAUN

The process is primarily my own technique, finger knitting fragile factory discard dressmaker’s pattern tissue, which I cut into 5 inch strips, knot end to end and then treat as a yarn. The surface is augmented with locally salvaged non-degradable polypropylene twine formally securing  pine-straw mulch bales.  I process the cords by removing debris, cut them and sort by hue. The cords are then individually looped into the knitted surface, secured in place where-upon the strands are shredded. Southern factory mill end fibers in black once used to thread looms also embellish the surface. The sculpture’s stand is a repurposed metal cast-off treated with paint.

The process is primarily my own technique, finger knitting fragile factory discard dressmaker’s pattern tissue, which I cut into 5 inch strips, knot end to end and then treat as a yarn. Southern factory mill end fibers in linen hue once used to thread looms create a random woven surface.  I have loosely borrowed several embroidery, basketry, beading and knitting  techniques in my surface treatment.  Materials I also employed: repurposed gold sweater vest-detected beneath the open knit paper surface, salvaged vintage crystal and pearl beads, and cast-off drapery cording.  The interior is weighted. The 3D sculpture has an armature of aluminum screen fortified with a cornucopia of materials to keep it securely propped up.