Dionne Swift

The RED collection began as an exercise in restraint — a limited palette, a small selection of textiles — and became something much more revealing. Working with fewer materials focused my attention. I found myself listening more closely to what each cloth wanted to do, noticing its weight, its resistance, its transparency. The work slowed, and in that slowing, I could see more clearly. Stitching carries memory. How we stitch. How we were taught to stitch. My grandmother taught me to sew on...

It's been some time since I've opened my computer - I think that's a good think right? I don't feel like a slave to this metal machine...