Threads of A Story

Viviana Lombrozo

39.5 x 34 inches

2022

ARTIST STATEMENT

Part of a series of art quilts in which I explore text and calligraphy as a form of mark making. My aim is not legibility, but rather, depicting symbols that stand for universal communication and connection. I am fascinated by the fact that the words “text” and “textile” come from the same Latin root “texere” which means to weave or construct. By combining both, I am creating a new narrative.

MATERIALS AND TECHNIQUES

Comercial cotton, thread, yarn, cord, embroidery floss, batting

Machine embroidered, pieced, quilted

Photo by Gary Conaughton