It isn’t done till you lint roll.

I’m halfway through a two-part commission for a new collector. This first panel is built from the finished edges of roughly 300 garments from my own collection. The second panel will be all denim, supplied by the client.

More soon.
#lintroller #textileart #fibreart #clothingsculpture #secondhandclothing #upcycledart #processart #contemporaryart

Clothing becomes structure, structure becomes movement, movement becomes sound.

It was truly a joy to watch Sarah Swift bring the set design to life. I love the way she and Michael improvise here, as Dawn quietly emerges from behind the orange cut-out piece.

#Improvisation #ModernDance #ImprovisationalMusic #LivePerformance
#setdesign #clothingsculpture #textileart #fibreart #handmade
#dalcroze #intergenerationalarts

Where we are... where we are going

WIP wall-work for a new commission. Excited to be back to this piece.
Made from over 300 seams from unwearable second-hand clothing. There is some ochre in there.. do I keep it or remove it?

#usedclothing @textileart #textile #textiledesign #textileartist #arcylic #artprocess #ClothingArt #modernart #fineart #art #contemporaryart #clothingsculpture #sculptureart #abstractsculpture #fineart #art #contemporaryart #sculptor #contemporarysculpture

Where we are now. Where we are going.
I'm close to finishing this wall-work, made from over 300 seams from unwanted second-hand clothing. It will be 20" x 18” and appear to be emerging from the wall.

#usedclothing @textileart #textile #textiledesign #textileartist #artprocess #ClothingArt #modernart #fineart #art #contemporaryart #clothingsculpture #sculptureart #abstractsculpture #fineart #art #contemporaryart #sculptor #contemporarysculpture #derickmelander @countryboy12724

Today is the last day of the fundraiser I am holding for The Trevor Project, the leading suicide prevention organization for LGBTQ+ young people.
This one-time sale is available exclusively to subscribers of my newsletter. DM me and I’ll send you the link.

Among the works offered is this early drawing from 2005, Where I imagined every piece of clothing I own—neatly folded, stitched end to end, and rolled into a dense spiral.
#textileart #clothingsculpture #fibreart #treerings