Lisa Belsky

My work explores ideas of preservation, memory, transformation and connection. Each piece begins with hand knit or crocheted fabric. The art of knitting and crocheting was passed down through generations of women in my family and has been an important part of my life since childhood. I use a combination of deconstructed garment patterns and traditional stitches to explore form. The fiber is soaked in porcelain slip to imbed the material with clay. During the firing process the original fabric burns away and the porcelain solidifies, leaving behind a remnant or record of what was once there. The stitches, now preserved as clay, become the structure and texture of the new object. The pieces all go through some degree of stress and strain during firing which causes folding, slumping, split seams and even collapse. I welcome these changes and view them as an important layer of the work.
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Little Knitty


   

Little Knitty


  

Little Knitty


 

Little Knitty




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