Colleen McCarten

Shapes To Meditate to (Duality)

Shapes to meditate to (Swerving)

Shapes to Meditate To (The lake after the sun has set)

Shapes to Meditate To (Object 1)

Shapes to Meditate To (Object 3)

Shapes to Meditate To (Object 2)

The lake after the sun has set pt 2

7 steps

17ft Iteration

17ft

25ft detail shot

White Line

It's a Process

Rubber Fringe

Rubber Fringe Side 2

Black Cube version 2

Black cube

7 steps

Continuous Line Series 1

Continuous Line Series 2

Continuous Line Series 3

Continuous Line Series

Stitched Cube Series 1

Stitched Cube Series 2

Stitched Cube Series 3

Shapes To Meditate to (Duality)Multiple layers of handwoven cotton & monofilament, mounted on canvas, stretched onto wooden boardThese pieces are from a continuous body of work that started with a spool of yarn. The yarn has been turned into fabric through the laborious and meditative process of: winding the warp, threading the loom, weaving the fabric. Once taken off the loom, the fabric was manipulated further into shapes: stretching, stitching, pulling, painting. This investigative manipulation of the fabric is used to map out the structure and possibilities of hand made material.

Shapes to meditate to (Swerving)Cotton yarn, paper tape, thread, linen, canvas. Mounted on wooden board2022These pieces are from a continuous body of work that started with a spool of yarn. The yarn has been turned into fabric through the laborious and meditative process of: winding the warp, threading the loom, weaving the fabric. Once taken off the loom, the fabric was manipulated further into shapes: stretching, stitching, pulling, painting. This investigative manipulation of the fabric is used to map out the structure and possibilities of hand made material.

Shapes to Meditate To (The lake after the sun has set)Handwoven silk & cotton, stretched on wooden frame. Handmade maple frame2022These pieces are from a continuous body of work that started with a spool of yarn. The yarn has been turned into fabric through the laborious and meditative process of: winding the warp, threading the loom, weaving the fabric. Once taken off the loom, the fabric was manipulated further into shapes: stretching, stitching, pulling, painting. This investigative manipulation of the fabric is used to map out the structure and possibilities of hand made material.

Shapes to Meditate To (Object 1)Handwoven cotton, acrylic & acrylic gouache paint, stitched onto canvas; 30” x 40”2022These pieces are from a continuous body of work that started with a spool of yarn. The yarn has been turned into fabric through the laborious and meditative process of: winding the warp, threading the loom, weaving the fabric. Once taken off the loom, the fabric was manipulated further into shapes: stretching, stitching, pulling, painting. This investigative manipulation of the fabric is used to map out the structure and possibilities of hand made material.

Shapes to Meditate To (Object 3)Handwoven cotton & monofilament, stitched onto canvas; 24” x 48”2022These pieces are from a continuous body of work that started with a spool of yarn. The yarn has been turned into fabric through the laborious and meditative process of: winding the warp, threading the loom, weaving the fabric. Once taken off the loom, the fabric was manipulated further into shapes: stretching, stitching, pulling, painting. This investigative manipulation of the fabric is used to map out the structure and possibilities of hand made material.

Shapes to Meditate To (Object 2)Handwoven cotton & monofilament, stitched onto canvas; 48” x 36”2022These pieces are from a continuous body of work that started with a spool of yarn. The yarn has been turned into fabric through the laborious and meditative process of: winding the warp, threading the loom, weaving the fabric. Once taken off the loom, the fabric was manipulated further into shapes: stretching, stitching, pulling, painting. This investigative manipulation of the fabric is used to map out the structure and possibilities of hand made material.