• Lauren Bailey

  • Creature Comfort

    Creature Comfort
    My work explores the transformative power of previously used textiles through whimsical home objects and masks that are meant to be touched, reclined on, and used to reawaken a childlike curiosity for play and exploration. Using a combination of weaving, quilting, and natural dyeing techniques, I create forms and textures that are reminiscent of those found in the natural world. Flat weaves are given tactile dimension through the incorporation of stuffed and quilted repurposed fabrics that are stitched into the warp of some and woven into the weft of others to reference layers of lichen on stone or the rocky landscape of a shoreline.

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    •  Strategic Design and Management (MS) / Design Business (Grad Certificate), Textiles (MFA)

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