Peliajuda

Peliaguda (“sharphair”) is a Spanish word colloquially meaning something that is dificult to understand.  The technique was inspired by my mother having always had a huge sewing room where I learned how to sew like learning how to write… a similar dexterity development.  My mother´s quilts are art pieces even she does not call herself an artist.

String being a symbol of covering, this series is a reflection about my process of finding comfort with my own nudity having been raised in the Midwest with my peak sense of sexuality happening during the mid 80s to mid 90s.  I created this series reflecting on self-identity, and censorship as well as the boundaries between craft and fine art.

Sketches sewn onto discarded mat board.