Weaving
“Rigid Conversation”
This body of work was created on a rigid heddle loom and utilizes plain weave and crochet to represent visual interpretations of conversation.
As an autistic person Kasey filters language in a unique way, often by visualizing language in terms of “lines on a page” or in quality of line.
The goal with this work was to experiment with how far they could “push” the rigid heddle loom in terms of texture and space, as a metaphor for communication with an arguably limited set of conversational tools.
*Pieces also displayed in Fuzz Purple Window Galley, Craftwork/Artwork Skokie Public Library
The Way Back gallery at The Chicago Weaving School
"Fill in the Blanks" 63” x 88” Mohair, Cotton, Wool
"Fill in the Blanks" detail
"Fill in the Blanks" detail
"Fill in the Blanks" detail
"Fill in the Blanks" detail
"In-Between" and "It's a Little Fuzzy"
"It's a Little Fuzzy" 46.5” x 15” Acrylic thread
"It's a Little Fuzzy" detail
"In-Between" 24” x 24” Cotton thread, Cotton/acrylic yarn blend
"In-Between" detail
"Auditory Processing Disorder" 78” x 12” Acrylic paint, Cotton thread, Wooden skewers
"Auditory Processing Disorder" detail
"Auditory Processing Disorder" detail
“I Meant to Be”
This work is an excerpt from a 26-line impressionist style poem, printed with wood type onto two different woven surfaces that overlap and interplay to evoke the intangible quality of memory.
I meant to be a memory
but this image tastes like dust motes,
dries and shrivels like a sigh that moves backwards…
“Shadow Catcher”
This work is 22” x 50” and woven with a bubbly, mercerized cotton hung between two stripped Alabama Kozo branches.
The wide spacing and of this piece and the mercerization of the fibers play with light in both the foreground and background, reflecting onto the surface behind in a way that almost duplicates the weave. Placed at an angle, the light source creates a shadowy reflection that fills the spaces between the fibers, creating a shadowy twin.
