I'll Carry It for You was a solo exhibition of Krista’s interactive fibers work that took place at Da Vinci Art Alliance March 1-19th, 2023.
https://davinciartalliance.org/ill-carry-it-for-you
I'll Carry It for You was a solo exhibition of Krista’s interactive fibers work that took place at Da Vinci Art Alliance March 1-19th, 2023.
https://davinciartalliance.org/ill-carry-it-for-you
43” x 45”, garden hoses, upcycled fabric, clothing and baby blankets
For this exhibition “treasures” collected by my family and I as we walked around our South Philadelphia neighborhood were placed inside the pockets and sprinkled around the edges of the room. Viewers were able to sift through the pockets and rearrange the “treasures.”
L: 18” x 24” acrylic paint and red bathrobe over canvas, 24” x 36” found materials and upcycled clothing woven through nylon thread stapled to wooden supports, 2022-2023
I'll Carry It For You was a solo exhibition of Krista’s interactive fibers work that took place at Da Vinci Art Alliance March 1-19th, 2023.
Essay by Meg Conley which was shared in conjunction with this exhibition. Please visit Meg’s substack, Homeculture, and consider donating to support her work.
https://homeculture.substack.com/p/what-happens-to-the-people-who-survive
For this exhibition “treasures” gathered by my family and I over the last year during walks around our South Philadelphia neighborhood were placed around the room and inside pockets, where viewers could examine and redistribute them.
During the exhibition children and adults were invited to create a pocket to take with them out into the world
18” x 21” skirt and part of a child’s hooded towel
11” x 10” fabric from fleece shirt and waffle bathrobe
11” x 14” upcycled clothing and baby blanket
14” x 10” child’s towel, upcycled clothing and acrylic paint
14” x 10” bathrobe pocket, plaid shirt collar and part of a pillowcase
12” x 10” plaid pocket, sweatshirt neck and part of a child’s towel
14” x 14” x 2” faux fur and denim pocket over plywood support
15” x 11” upcycled and found fabric over painted towel
27” x 16” nylon string, underwire, lace scarf, men’s boxers, painted towel
13” x 13” bra, washcloths, tarpaulin and acrylic paint
15” x 11” girdle and found fabric
8” x 8” flanel pocket on section of skirt
6” x 6” pillowcase, baby blanket and camo fabric with pink bow
Shirt sleeve and pink floral pocket
8” x 8” fabric sections from shirts and child’s pants pocket sewn onto a section of skirt
30” x 14” acrylic paint on child’s towel
10” x 8” pants pocket and fabric from a men’s athletic shirt sewn onto a towel
24” x 36”, Woven fabric, nylon string, plastic, faux fur, and wire on wooden stretcher bars, 2023
