Handwoven Tapestry Wall hanging

This Tapestry, titled Imprint, is part of a series called A Mind's Eye View: The Monster Series. This body of work is an exploration of three mediums: drawing, textiles, and photography. Since the drawings were done as blind contours, the images end up looking askew, and somewhat monstrous. Yet curiously, there are still recognizable elements of me. I decided to re-create the drawings as tapestries and add elements of reality with photo transfer. It was compelling to work in different mediums and process. The first being very fluid, expressive, and quick, while the second was rigid, time consuming, and unforgiving. In the end, this body of work conveys both the beauty and the ugliness inseparable from one's psyche and self-image.