Tuesday, 8 February 2011
Finally, Virginia's rug
It has taken more than a year, give or take, but finally I have managed to finish the rug I promised Virginia for her room. I collected many T-shirts, shredded them making yarns and worked them into free-form tiles. It was not easy to join all the tiles given their different shape and size, but I like the irregular effect. And the fact that this rug was made using T-shirts that used to belong to Amelia, Virginia, John, mum, our dear friend Jane, me...
It is a riot of colours, a wonky mass of stripes, spirals and shapes that assault the eyes.
Underfoot it feels pleasingly rough yet sturdy.
It's like patterns painted by a Klimt on acid...
I think the irregular tiles and colours tell the story of the lives of the wearers of the T-shirts used to make them.
I hope it will last a long time.
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In inglese mi sarebbe troppo complicato esprimere quanto particolare è il tuo patchwork. Sei comunque autorizzata alla traduzione. L'idea è fantastica perchè al piacere di mettere i piedi su un tappeto così colorato e che davvero sembra un quadro, si aggiunge il fascino di essere in contatto con un pezzo della storia delle persone che hanno indossato le t-shirt.E per quelle che non ci sono più ... un modo per averle vicine. Brava!
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