From our guest editor Rachel Doriss of POLLACK: We found this non-woven faux leather yarn from an Italian mill and asked for cones of the yarn to experiment with. Here is Lauren Valente weaving a sample in the studio. We created the handwoven samples, rather than have the mill set up a loom, since we [...]
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Be Our Guest: Tiki by POLLACK Studio
June 24, 2010 – 12:00 pm
From our guest editor Rachel Doriss of POLLACK: This is a man’s silk hat from Korea that I found in a book. I liked the look of the Korean characters at the top, which actually mean “longevity, happiness, wealth, nobility, and many male offspring”, and wanted to use those types of forms, but more abstract. [...]
Be Our Guest: Stellar by POLLACK Studio
June 17, 2010 – 3:26 pm
From our guest editor Rachel Doriss of POLLACK: This is a sketch of lily pads inspired by a Japanese kimono. I wasn’t crazy about the stems, so I removed them in the next sketch. After the initial sketch, I continued to draw and work out different ideas for creating a fabric. I layered tracing paper [...]
Be Our Guest: Cascade by POLLACK Studio
June 10, 2010 – 12:45 pm
From our guest editor Rachel Doriss of POLLACK: This is a silk embroidery from 1808, created in Rhode Island and is in the RISD Museum’s archives. It is considered a mourning cloth embroidery — girls were taught the art of embroidery and created these cloths as memorials to deceased family members. It was so beautiful [...]
