Painting with wool fibers in the Lower East Side…
TEXTILE DESIGN & PAINTING | STUDIO ASSISTANT | LES MANAHATTEN
“YES. I WAS PAINTING WITH WOOL. MY JOB WAS TO MAKE THE WOOL FIBERS LOOK LIKE PAINT STROKES. I WAS HIRED TO MIMIC THE LOOK OF ABSTRACT EXPRESSIONIST PAINTINGS WITH WOOL FIBERS - CAREFULLY PLACING THE MATERIAL ON A SERIES OF ANTIQUE PERSIAN RUGS WITH NEEDLEPOINT TOOLS...IT SEEMED LIKE A CRAZY THING TO DO AT FIRST. I FELT A BIT GUILTY FOR ALTERING THESE BEAUTIFUL ANTIQUES - LIKE I WAS THE ENGINE BEHIND A COMTEMPORARY INVASION. ”
THE STUDIO SPACE SHOWING SMALL THUMBNAIL PAINTING STUDIES AND BUNDLES OF WOOL RUG FIBERS USED FOR “PAINTING”
“HUNDREDS OF SMALL PAINTING STUDIES WERE CREATED TO EXPLORE WHICH COLORS, SHAPES, AND MOVEMENTS WOULD WORK BEST AT A LARGER SCALE OVER THE RUGS. JUST LIKE PAINTING - IT WAS VERY IMPROVISATIONAL IN NATURE. ”