woven shoji
all of these weavings were created on a four harness floor loom, with a spaced warp.
Photosynthesize (weave) 7’x14.5’’
spaced warp, bamboo warp yarn, ribbon from my aunties, pale ribbon from a childhood vest, blue silk and gauze from my Cinderella costume my mother made me, fabric from Nippori, cording, stripped vintage dress i wore to tatters.
Trinkets in the Wind , 10’ x18''
multicolor cotton warp yarn, spaced warp painted tulle from a wedding dress petticoat, fabric paint, necklaces, snail shells, stripped up polysilk slip skirts, ribbon, embroidery floss, tulle.
Rainbow Clouds
14’1’’x 3’
cotton warp thread, spaced warp, monofilament, industrial tubing, wedding dress petticoat, glitter tulle, synthetic webbing from Halloween decorations, beading wire.
Purple Plastic Purse (weave)
8’5’’x2’
bamboo warp, spaced warp, ribbon, painted wedding dress petticoat, embroidery floss, chiffon ribbon, metal.
The multicolor transparent fabric was originally a layer to a wedding under skirt left behind at my work that I painted , wore for a summer, and stripped into weft yarns in fall of 2023.
Windowpane Weave
15’ 30’’x14’’
bamboo warp thread, spaced warp, stripped skirts, painted wedding petticoat, sheer organza, ribbons, mesh, tubing.
