Silk Bend, 2013. Reclaimed Japanese michiyuki silk, wool twill, annealed alloy wire. 17 x 87 x 15 inches. Shown here installed hanging from a horizontal bough of a silver linden tree during United South End Settlement‘s Sculpture in the Park exhibition, Franklin Square, Boston, MA, October 2014
Experimenting with piercing, bending the silk
Layering the bends
Fusing the silk to wool with a synthetic, adhesive interfacing
Silk-wool
Prepping the form before bending
Softening the corners
Silk Bend installed in the studio
Silk Bend photoshopped into an outdoor site
Silk Bend installed at the Bancroft School, Worcester, MA, September 2018