Journey
If fuzzy memories are any indicator, my interest in wearable art started early. There I am, little preschool me, joyfully smearing fingerpaint with both hands. And not just on paper but clothing and possibly even walls, too. I feel like a party dress was involved, but maybe that’s just how I choose to remember it, since wearable art has occupied much of my creative energy over the years. One thing I do know is that creating art to wear feels as natural to me as painting a picture to hang on the wall. The art we create expresses who we are and how we see the world. What better way to embrace that than dressing up in our art for all to see?
Finger painting aside, the foundation for my wearable art dates back to when my grandmother pulled me on her lap and taught me to stitch. She had an abundance of patience, as grandmothers often do, and a winning strategy. First, she captured my attention with the decorative stitches, then came the hemming and buttons. A yellowing sampler she inspired still hangs in my studio. “Ann Smith, 8 years old,” it proudly proclaims in colorful, if slightly lopsided, chain stitch.
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