Mendofleur

My cocoon tightens, colors tease,
I’m feeling for the air;
A dim capacity for wings
Demeans the dress I wear.
~~Emily Dickinson, Poem 1099

Chrysalis by Kim Todd

My workspace is now organized into piles….piles of trims, select textiles, beads, odds and ends of pieces. This hanging above I acquired over twelve years ago, and now it would seem to be the perfect choice for this project. If I had gone out to look for it, I never would have discovered it. It is silk stenciled with some kind of paint. It is sandwiched like a quilt with batting and a cotton backing. The silk varies in color due to aging and the patina I love. I am searching “feeling for the air”, what will light on my dream and guide me to some translation?

In my search I came across this silk piece that I had stenciled over five years ago. It was during another Fortuny obsession phase. I worked in the garage on a large table with gold metallic paint and the stencil and printed and sometimes overprinted. I want to work this into the design some elements that brings the disparate pieces together.

Fortuny
by Deschodt andPoli