CAGED is my latest 3D piece. It refers back to the art quilts I did several years ago on the subject of incarceration. I came upon a rusty old tomato cage and knew right away that it was crying out to become a piece of art. I covered it on 2 of its 3 sides with Fosshape to act as a substrate for the textiles and stitching. To that I applied cheese cloth I'd dyed murky browns. Then I made warts and knobs and other oddments, mostly hand dyed, that I stitched into place through the open third. I spray painted the interior when all the stitching was complete. Getting it to balance was a bit of a trick, but it's very steady now. It stands just over 2' high.
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