material specimens
Fibrous pathways exploring connectivity while illuminating an ecology that embraces serenity.
Through material investigations, I extract value from plants, minerals and discarded fragments by prolonging ephemeral disintegration within a series of terrestrial experiments.
a focus on material origin
beeswax
reclaimed strached gauze
pine needles
flax
reclaimed batting
natural pigment
reclaimed coiling core
material specimens
plant
seed
iron
weathered buoy
ottoman interior coiling
reclaimed fibers
reclaimed coiling core
beeswax
titanium dioxide
tomato cage
reclaimed batting + fibers
flax harvested in corvallis Oregon
LINEN thread from north-eastern Europe
flax / linen perimeter, flexible rattle gate
process: plant inspiration, pigment watercolor, linen thread, tc2 digital jacquard sample, tc2 digital jacquard weaving
threaded sculptures: linen, wire, beeswax
process
tc2 digital jacquard sample and final weaving: linen weft
![linen thread sculptures [beeswax, wire]](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e1e011cd0f6881b783c640/1516524528006-GMWZPSGZ42Q8DW359XBL/DSC_8587.jpg)
linen thread sculptures [beeswax, wire]
tc2 digital jacquard weaving: linen weft
all images taken by mario gallucci