Reclaimed Fabrics, Yarn
2021
Run your fingers along the crochet yarn mycelium connecting each fruiting body —this is their communication network. Find the orange mushrooms growing off the wall —their texture is made from quilting techniques. Sit on a giant toadstool — a polka-dotted seat perfect for a rest. I want to showcase the importance of mushrooms and mycelium through my recycled fabric sculptures. Mushrooms are crucial to our growing earth — we must decompose the old to create new life. Mycelium is a network of threads, called hyphae, between fungi and their ecosystem, allowing plants to share nutrients, sugar, water, and communicate. Communication is essential to life as it enables us to connect, understand and appreciate fellow humans and our growing world. This interactive installation is sewn with reclaimed fabrics and stuffed with all the fabric scraps from the project. I encourage you to play with these sculptures —interact with the magical world of mycelium and their mushrooms.
