Marilyn Geary
Amor One

Media: Fiber/paper
Size: 36" x 36" x .5”
$1200

Artist Statement:
The shredding bark of the paperbark tree inspired me to stitch it together with mulberry paper that I had worked with the Joomchi technique, resulting in forms that resemble shields. Just as we isolate to protect our bodies and those of others during the pandemic, the bark of the tree isolates and protects the tree's interior. These shields seem to protect against hidden dangers, not with steel, but with the love of natural fibers.

Biography

My interest in fiber flows far back past my beginnings. My Ligurian great-grandmother, Fortunata, placed wrapped silkworms atop her bosom to keep them warm and harvested the cocoons for their silky filament. I first learned to work with fiber from my Czech grandmother and her two sisters, who as girls sewed piecework collars and sleeves in the sweatshops of Chicago’s garment district. They taught me needlework: to knit, crochet, embroider, and appliqué. I learned to weave, then left the loom to explore the nearly infinite possibilities of fiber, including paper.

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