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Each of the colors in this series has been hand-dyed, and the wool comes from sheep that raised at my father’s farm in New Hampshire. The materials and techniques – knowing the sheep from whence the wool came, hand-dyeing the skeins of wool, and then weaving them into tapestry, are often associated with craft and homesteading. I turn these associations on their head by choosing to work with neon colors in abstraction, questioning our desire to categorize and distinguish between the contemporary and traditional.

From Katherine Earle

  1. Jellyfish 055 & 056 by Katherine Earle, Image 3.

    Jellyfish 055 & 056

    Embroidery on plastic

    25 x 14 x 0.25 in

  2. Afterglow II by Katherine Earle, Image 1.

    Afterglow II

    weaving hand-woven textile

    16 x 14 x 1 in

  3. Afterglow I by Katherine Earle, Image 1.

    Afterglow I

    weaving hand-woven textile

    15 x 13.75 x 1 in

  4. Jellyfish 058 by Katherine Earle, Image 2.

    Jellyfish 058

    Embroidery on plastic

  5. (E)Merging, Image 1.

    (E)Merging

    woven

    20 x 14 x 0.5 in

  6. Blue Ends, Image 1.

    Blue Ends

    weaving hand-woven textile

    20 x 12 x 0.5 in

  7. Jellyfish 049 by Katherine Earle, Image 1.

    Jellyfish 049

    Embroidery

  8. Jellyfish 047, Image 1.

    Jellyfish 047

    Embroidery