multiple views of mixed media dress
interview/collaboration piece for "Home" course
(finished)
The dress itself was sewn by my grandmother, Ellie Hurley, nearly fifty years ago. I spoke with her over the phone quite a bit about the project, interviewing her about her experience with sewing and her own mother. Adding my own element, I stitched text onto both the front and back of the dress. The piece would ideally be displayed hanging up, so that the viewer could walk around it, seeing both sides - reading front to back, obviously.
Special credit to my grandmother, Ellie Hurley, aka Amah. She never got to see this piece finished, but it's dedicated to her.
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