In this drawing, I imagined a sculpture made from shirt sleeves—stitched into an irregular grid and wired to stand upright. It’s a kind of otherworldly, non-functional quilt.
Working with second-hand clothing, I’ve always been drawn to sleeves. I can’t help but think about the arms that once filled them, and the actions those arms carried out. While I stop short of anthropomorphizing, I feel compelled to isolate the sleeve—to examine its architecture, and its relationship to the body.
Years ago, I made several sculptures based on this idea, but in the end, I preferred the preparatory drawings. The sculptures are now lost, but the drawings remain.
Size, unframed: 12″ x 9″ (H x W)
Size, framed: 15.25″ x 12.25″ x 1.5″ (H x W x D)
Materials: Graphite on 140 lb. Arches watercolor block paper, mounted to black museum board.
Frame: Solid maple or birch with a natural matte finish. Profile is square.
