Lids & Colors
Punch Gallery, Seattle WA
2015
I learned to sew, knit, embroider and crochet at an early age, and I began modifying my own clothes by 1970, when I was in tenth grade. I spent an entire quarter in college, at Evergreen, doing nothing but making hats, in 1973. I was a member of Friends of the Rag, a group of artists who made wearables, in the late 70s, and have been making clothes and accessories, both for myself and for sale, for 40 2015s now. What you wear sends a message to the world, identifies you as a member of a tribe, marks your place in society. Your “Colors” tell the world which gang you are in. Me, I make up my own tribe, my own gang, my own club. Merely by changing my hat, or my jacket, I can transform myself.
You can too. I am far from the only person today who assumes a uniform, or a disguise, or a costume, to send messages, fade into the background, or assert identity. Some very famous people do it too.
Installation View
Punch Gallery
2007Blue Tarp Hat
Steel, Blue Tarp
30" x 32" x 24"
2015Black Lace Meshback
Stee, Black Lace
40 x 24" x 24"
2015Terrorist Hat
Steel, White Lace
30" x 30" x 36"
2015All Hat, No Cattle
Steel, Grosgrain Ribbon
34" x 34" x 36"
2015Homburg
materials
size
2015Ries with Bruja Hat
Steel, Ribbon
40" x 40" x 28"
2015Rene in Bruja Hat
Installation View
2015David in Meshback
Installation View
2015Terrorist Hat
Installation View
2015David in Terrorist Hat
Installation View
2015Tube Sock
Steel, Lace
12" x 12" x 48"
2015Ries with Jackets
Installation View
2015Roberto Bolano Jacket
Embroidery on Jacket
2015Shed Boy Jacket
Embroidery on Jacket
2015Work Shirt for People who Don't Work
Embroidery on Shirt
2015Work Shirt for People Who Don't Work
Detail
Embroidery on Vest
2015Husbands Against Gardening Vest
>Embroidery on Vest
2015Husbands Against Gardening Vest
Detail
>Embroidery on Vest
2015Fear of a Pastel Pantsuit
Installation View
Mixed Media
2015Fear of a Pastel Pantsuit - Green
Embroidery on Handmade Paper
8" x 10"
2015Fear of a Pastel Pantsuit - Blue
Embroidery on Handmade Paper
8" x 10"
2015Fear of a Pastel Pantsuit - Yellow
Embroidery on Handmade Paper
8" x 10"
2015Fear of a Pastel Pantsuit - Pink
Embroidery on Handmade Paper
8" x 10"
2015Protective Coloration
Enamal on Tarpaper
18" x 48"
2015Mao Suit
Enamel on Tarpaper
18" x 48"
2015Fear of a Pastel Pantsuit
Embroidery on Handmade Paper
8" x 10"
2015