Title

Seam/Seem; Exploring Material, Craft and Embodiment through Textile Sculpture

Author

Heather BaumbachFollow

Date of Award

Winter 1-2023

Document Type

Thesis

Degree Name

BA/MFA - Bachelor of Arts & Master of Fine Arts

Department

Fine Arts

First Advisor

Oliver Wasow

Second Advisor

Deb Todd Wheeler

Abstract

I will argue that transforming textile materials from their origin as planate fiber, and manipulating shape and form through the employment of traditional craft techniques creates soft sculptures imbued with references to the human body. By highlighting the connections between the poetics of textiles and those of skin and the body, I examine themes of feminism, domesticity and labor encouraging speculation about intimacy, fragility, and embodiment.

Recommended Citation

Baumbach, Heather, "Seam/Seem; Exploring Material, Craft and Embodiment through Textile Sculpture" (2023). MFA in Visual Arts Theses. 18.
https://digitalcommons.lesley.edu/mfa_visual_theses/18

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