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WOWWOW
repurposed fabrics, cotton batting, thread
35" x 21" x 4"
by Cory Emma Siegler
coryemmasiegler.com
instagram.com/ohahohaho
My practice is guided by a philosophy of resourcefulness and a deep appreciation for the physicality of handiwork. My pieces are made from materials of different weights, textures, and patterns, such as secondhand fabrics, upholstery samples, old clothing, and leftover scraps. I like to use up what is at hand: bits of the same fabric can appear across several pieces, like a traveling thread connecting the works. I reinterpret traditional quilting techniques through unconventional forms. Compositions emerge from simple shapes that I rotate, flip, and repeat in a sequence that feels like playing a game or solving a puzzle. I quilt and bind the individual units, then handstitch them together into a singular, sculptural form. When hung away from the wall, the pieces cast shadows that further enhance their depth. The work has the familiarity of a quilt, while also existing as something transformed, playing upon standard modes of perception and expectation.
WOWWOW
repurposed fabrics, cotton batting, thread
35" x 21" x 4"
by Cory Emma Siegler
coryemmasiegler.com
instagram.com/ohahohaho
My practice is guided by a philosophy of resourcefulness and a deep appreciation for the physicality of handiwork. My pieces are made from materials of different weights, textures, and patterns, such as secondhand fabrics, upholstery samples, old clothing, and leftover scraps. I like to use up what is at hand: bits of the same fabric can appear across several pieces, like a traveling thread connecting the works. I reinterpret traditional quilting techniques through unconventional forms. Compositions emerge from simple shapes that I rotate, flip, and repeat in a sequence that feels like playing a game or solving a puzzle. I quilt and bind the individual units, then handstitch them together into a singular, sculptural form. When hung away from the wall, the pieces cast shadows that further enhance their depth. The work has the familiarity of a quilt, while also existing as something transformed, playing upon standard modes of perception and expectation.