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jacquard

Alexis
Caruso

I constantly write sentences and stop in the middle of them. I also can never finish the last bite of dessert. My body tells me to move on. I come back to these sentences and often can’t remember where they were going, but I like them as is. I feel like my brain and my stomach are cosmically entwined, in cahoots toward my body’s impairment. They tell me not to eat when I want to, to eat when I don’t want to, to move on from a task when I’ve barely made headway. They keep me constantly bored, under stimulated, searching for anything to attend to that is not the task at hand. They high-five and I feel it in my gut. I draw guts because mine have a mind of their own, and I know them very well. I want to see if I can make you know them too.
 

 

 

 



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jacquard

Jacquard Fabric

Mohair yarn, monofilament yarn
60"x72"

 


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Textiles

Cake Slice

Novelty yarn
4"x5"x7"

Part of my thesis centered around ideas of food, gluttony, excess, and desire. Handwoven.


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Dobby Weaves

Dobby Weaves

Wool yarn, cotton yarn, synthetic yarns
9"x7"

Inspired by the work of Barbara Kruger and the power of the written word. Woven on a computerized 24-harness Dobby Loom.


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Weaves

Sweet Weaves

Wool yarn, cotton yarn, synthetic yarn
7"x8"

 


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painting

Stomach Painting

Oil paint marker, acrylic paint, paper
24"x18"

 


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pastels

Pastel Intestines

Neocolor pastels, Rembrandt pastels
24"x18"

 


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Wallpaper

Hungry Wallpaper

Digitally printed cotton satin fabric
96"x80"

 


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Textiles

Untitled

Acrylic paint, pastel, paper
12"x40"

 


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Textiles

Three Knots

Acrylic paint, pastel, paper
16"x20"