projects > wholecloth

towel cloth, tea string cloth 01, mattress cloth 03
cotton, recycled towels, reclaimed tea strings, recycled mattress fabric, plain weave
2022
fishing net cloth 01
cotton, recycled fishing net
16" x 144"
2021
fishing net fabric (detail)
cotton, recycled fishing net, broken twill with tabby
16" x 144"
2021
towel cloth (detail)
cotton, recycled gym towels
16" x 224"
2022
towel cloth (detail)
cotton, recycled gym towels
16" x 224"
2022
mattress fabric 01 (detail)
cotton, recycled mattress fabric, plain weave
17" x 239"
2021
mattress cloth 02 (detail)
cotton, recycled mattress fabric, plain weave
16" x 264"
2022
mattress cloth 03 (detail)
cotton, recycled mattress fabric
16" x 226"
2022
tea string cloth 01 (detail)
hand-dyed cotton, reclaimed tea strig, plain weave
16" x 238"
2022
tea string cloth 03 (detail)
cotton, recycled tea string
16" x 220"
2023
The Rent Sheet (detail)
cotton, cotton bed sheets, rep weave
17" x 241"
2022
tent cloth 01 (detail)
cotton, recyled WWII tent
16" x 246"
2023
tent cloth 02 (detail)
cotton, recycled WWII tent
16" x 238"
2023
tent cloth 03 (detail)
cotton, recycled WWII tent
16" x 242"
2023
Odyssey cloth (detail)
cotton, recycled cassette tape
16" x 168"
2023

Whole cloth is a fabric straight from loom, intact, a blank canvas of possibilities.

But what if that fabric is made from recycled or repurposed textiles? Does it limit the possibilities? Does it retain any vestiges of its previous life? Does it resonate in the hand, to the touch?

Does it remember?


I am grateful to the Ontario Arts Council, the City of Ottawa and the Canada Council for the Arts for their financial support of this project.