Variations

100% cotton poplin fabric, seams from jeans, embroidery floss (3 pieces- 16“H x 12“W)

“Variations” explores waste minimalization sustainable practices and art of apparel construction details. This three-piece wall hanging exhibits the seam finishes for jeans. The side seam finishes for jeans are flat-felled, topstitched or overlocked. Cut from disassembled remnants of second-hand black jeans, the 38 rows of seams are stitched to a black cotton base and layered with a rust embroidery design. Organic lines of hand-tacked denim seam are layered with angled linear embroidered lines, displaying the juxtaposition of texture and line. Visual texture is also explored through various shades of black complimented with rectangles of rust colored lustered satin stitching. As one of three pieces in an art series, this piece discovers artistic interpretations for upcycling existing textiles and displaying apparel construction details as art.