undergraduate senior thesis

My senior thesis concentrates on the material culture of childhood and memory, and is both a functional and whimsical presentation of the protection, comfort, and care transmitted through family heirlooms.

I began by analyzing my own relationship to my baby blanket - that I still have – and thinking about how to make textiles that could take on importance and meaning. Baby blankets are practical for warmth, but they can also become a sentimental attachment for a child to cherish for years to come. There’s a purpose for every material object provided for a child.

My work creates an intimate setting by focusing on comfort and care through handmade processes like hand-dyed yarn or intensive embellishment. The process of handcrafting such pieces uncovers the considerations and intentions behind the tangible record of my earliest moments in life.

undergraduate senior thesis

ephemeral threads

garments