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QUILTING

    a balance between the soft, tender textiles and the monstrous depiction embroidered throughout. The decision to display monsters stems in my reading of monster theory, the idea that monsters are representations of fears embodied so they can be defeated. Who is monsterised, and what does that entail for that person? Can a strength be found in reclaiming that monstrosity? My monsters here are soft, embedded in blankets. The techinque used to make them is quilting, where there is stuffing between two layers of cloth which are stitched through to secure them together. This is a historical practice often performed communally by women. I have had support from my mother in learning the method, and in finishing some of the pieces. 

Mom, could you tuck me in once more? (2025) 150 x 190 cm. Polyester satin, polyester fiberfill, cotton, thread.
Assistance from Brenda Groen, my mother, for stitching the border and some of the centipede legs.




At least in dreams (2026) 200 x 140 cm. Polyester satin, polyester fiberfill, cotton, thread.
Assistance from Brenda Groen, my mother, who stitched the border.




Scylla (2026) 100 x 100 cm. Polyester satin, polyester fiberfill, cotton, thread.





Milanese chimera (2025) 25 x 27 cm. Silk, polyester fiberfill, cotton, thread.
Lizard-like (2025) 36 x 24 cm. Silk, polyester fiberfill, cotton, thread.
Xenomorpheus (2025) 31 x 35 cm. Silk, polyester fiberfill, cotton, thread.
Cerberus crane (2025) 31 x 35 cm. Silk, polyester fiberfill, cotton, thread.


Sphynx, jacquard tableau (2025) 42 x 42 cm. Cotton jacquard, polyester fiberfill, cotton, silk thread.



PLUSH BODIES

    the basis for all of these lies in clothing pattern drafting, where the body is rendered in 2D and split into pieces. These shapes have long intrigued me, as they are strangely inhuman. By multipyling the pieces and stuffing them, new bodies are configured from forms of other bodies. A monster of human origins. The patterns selected can be found in Wrap & Drape Fashion: History, Design & Drawing by Elisabetta ‘Kuky’ Drudi. 

Dress p. 142 (2023) 120 x 80 x 80 cm. Satin, polyester filling.
Swim suit p. 178 (2023) 140 x 100 x 100 cm. Satin, polyester filling.


Top p. 210 (2023) 50 x 30 x 30 cm. PU vinyl textile, polyester filling.
Dress p. 172 (2023) 30 x 23 x 23 cm. Thick jersey textile, polyester filling.
Dress p. 142 (2023) 30 x 26 x 26 cm. Polyester satin. polyester filling.
Dress p. 160 (2023) 50 x 75 x 75 cm. Satin, polyester filling.
Top p. 206 (2023) 35 x 30 x 30 cm. Thick jersey textile, polyester filling.
Dress p. 156 (2023) 35 x 30 x 30 cm. Thin jersey textile, polyester filling, beads.
Top p. 210 (2023) 25 x 18 x 3 cm. Ceramics.
Top p. 206 #2 (2023) 27 x 24 x 5 cm. Polyester satin, polyester filling.
Top p. 206 #3 (2023) 27 x 24 x 24 cm. Polyester satin, polyester filling.
Top p. 206 #4 (2023) 27 x 30 x 30 cm. Polyester satin, polyester filling.
Protoype for Untitled (2024) Textile and filling.
Untitled (2024) ? x ? x ? cm. Textile and filling.


ACT 1
    where I approached monstrosity through movement, altering my body to restrict and create motion. 

ACT 1 (2025) cardboard body extensions.