Network of Threads
Reclaimed Fabrics, Yarn
2021
A stem made of fabric panels, gills made of pleats and a cap made from gathers.
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 made from quilting techniques. Sit on a giant toadstool — a polka dotted, cushioned 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 — to create new life, we must decompose the old. Mycelium is a network of threads, called hyphae, between fungi and their ecosystem which allow 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 is an interactive installation of fabric mushroom sculptures. The sculptures are sewed with reclaimed fabrics and stuffed with all the fabric scraps from the project. I encourage you to touch, squeeze, or sit on these sculptures —play and interact with the magical world of mycelium and their mushrooms.
