A recent graduate of the Rhode Island School of Design’s textile department, my work has always been grounded in the “handwork” aspect of fabric act- quilting, knitting, vintage punchcards patterns and felting. Inspired by the work of the Bauhaus performance pieces and the Ghee’s Bend quilts, I aim with each piece to engage the viewer in somewhat of an imagined history.
It is impossible to separate the act of knitting from the notion of craft. Every one of us has a piece of fabric that imbues in us a sense of nostalgia, a very meaningful reference to history — quilts, favorite sweaters and childhood toys. While maintaining this sense of a personal history, textiles have the power to reinvent that comforting memory in a new light, to translate that sense of nostalgia to one’s own imagined reality. Through unusual forms, process and materials that speak to technology, these craft worked pieces can also maintain an awareness of a 21st century way of surveying history.
With one foot in the past and one foot in the future, I strive to create in my work an atmosphere all at once nostalgic and futuristic.
www.chelseacarlton.com
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