2.

this one-piece dress includes three different patterns along with a neutral black back. it closes with three uranium glass buttons, has a collar created by a thin horse hair braid and a belted waist.

if you like what you see, there's a bit more over at my website!

3.

this silk dress is printed with falling dead horses and has blue LED lights along the shoulders which can be turned on by squeezing a button inside of the pocket. it is meant to literally 'give power' to the wearer. the belt is made of the same print as the leggings and features a bronze buckle with a small fire opal in the center.

4.

the tank top image is based off of this which was a reference for a never-completed tapestry weaving. the back hangs extra long and is made of a poly-silk mesh. the leggings are a silk-lycra blend done in this print and feel amazing. everything was sewn with glow-in-the-dark thread.

1.

this is a two piece, top and skirt. the black part of the top is made of a poly-silk mesh see-thru stripe fabric and the sleeves and cape-back are of my own printed design. around the collar is a thick horse hair braid which has a nice heaviness on the shoulders. the skirt has pockets {essential} and is made of alternating panels of lighter/darker versions of the same print.

master of textiles!

for my recently completed masters thesis i explored the transformative nature of clothing and its conceivable use as a modern day fetish object. in order to do so i considered the philosophy of friedrich nietzsche's amor fati, the historical use of magic as a cure for the anxiety of life, and the semiotics of fashion, to examine how garments can act as a catalyst in altering the individual’s relationship to and view of the world. in particular i focused on the integration of opposites; beauty and tragedy, and the psychological power of materials and symbols, to understand the part that magical thinking plays in our lives. the main result of this research was the creation of a series of garments that are inherently magical and allow the wearer to simultaneously accept and repel life's tragedies.

ANYWAY, i'm so excited to finally share them with everyone! it was a lot of work, but i'm really happy about what i produced. i designed the prints {which are based off of space and cave imagery and include ghost-y horses}, and then digitally printed the silk fabric, and designed the patterns, and braided the horse hair {around the collars} and then sewed everything {a lot by hand} and then took the pictures {via self-timer} and even 'modeled' {with head removed due to lack of smizing}. WHEW. i'm going to be posting the garments throughout the morning, so stay tuned! xoxo!

huff & puff.

today i'm finally taking pictures of my thesis work and this is how i feel about it.

but, in other news, soon i will post pictures of my thesis work!

a wee test.

this. is. cracking. me. up.

{via the great
sociological images}

running up that hill.

putting the finishing touches on my dresses and re-editing my final paper. as of 4:30 today you'll find me doing awesome textile-based interpretive dances because i will be done with school and be the MASTER OF ALL FIBERS !!!

{seen @
geometric sleep)

end of land.

and before me lies the vast Horizon, all its notches filled with ocean blue; 
                                                                                                                              -victor hugo

{wolfgang tillmans}

beep beep ribby ribby.

K.

{via rotating corpse}

chasm.

i'm in the throes of my thesis project and there is so so much to do. i feel like that cat, hovering in between point A and point B. only 3 more weeks until i receive my masters in fibers!

{image via ffffound}

departure.

"then i have crystal shoes. i have instructions for the public to take off your shoes and, with naked feet, put on the two crystal shoes, close your eyes, don’t move, and make your departure. i’m talking about a mental, not physical, departure. so the public can enter certain states of mind helped by the material itself. material is very important for me. i use crystals, human hair, copper, iron. the materials already have a certain energy." - marina abramovic

this is a theme i've been working with and thinking a lot about; the ability for {in my case} garments to be imbued with a kind of magical energy through the use of materials {silk, horsehair and uranium glass} and the time and intention of the artist.

{via jumpsuits and teleporters}

my mimaki.

speaking of digital printing, here's some samples of the patterns i've been working on lately. they're on a silk/lyrca blend and printed on the mimaki fabric printer at school, which is totally awesome. i'm still working on two more designs and figuring out some scale and color adjustments {who knew i liked magenta so much?}, but in the next 6 weeks i'll be printing 20 yards of fabric, and then transforming them into magical garments to be worn in tragic times!

WAKE UP!

i'm posting this now {at 4:00am} for when i get up for class {at 7:45am}. yup.

shopping list.

6 yards of paper-backed silk, 2 yards of nebula printed canvas, a 1/4 pound of natural white horse hair, 15 feet of glow in the dark rope, and 12 uranium glass buttons.

cat high.

my 10th high school reunion is coming up this year and i'm pretty sure that there isn't going to be a choreographed dance to time after time, so i don't think that i'll be attending. however, if i knew that my bff's val, cat and zug were gonna be there i'd totes go.

{via cat party}

sikuli.

i've been gone for a while, huh?! well, i've been busy preparing for my final graduate review this friday. lots of printing and dying and bleaching and crocheting and reading and thinking about magic and horses and the universe. i made these god's eye earrings to wear for my review. they are made of sterling silver, glow-in-the-dark thread and horse hair. they didn't turn out quite the way i was hoping, but i'm considering them prototypes.

they're about 1.5" long, plus the earwire. here i am wearing them [with twenty-twenty doing his best disaffected gucci model stare.]

for the huichol peoples of northwestern mexico, the god's eye is symbolic of the power of seeing and understanding that which is unknown and unknowable, The Mystery. the huichol call their god's eyes sikuli, which means "the power to see and understand things unknown." yes!

equal parts.

my official thesis sketchbook.

the catherine collection.

check out these note cards that i designed for working class!

textull.

no, that's not a typo. that's how people say 'textile' here in the south! i spent most of the last week touring textull mills, studios and showrooms in north carolina as a guest of the imta. it was really interesting and fun and i learned a lot! here are a few of my favorite shots from the week.