Date on Senior Honors Thesis

12-2019

Document Type

Senior Honors Thesis

Degree Name

B.A.

Department

Fine Arts

Degree Program

College of Arts and Sciences

Author's Keywords

Fiber; Craft; Performance; Cultural History; Matrilineal

Abstract

This thesis investigates the role of fiber and historic craft processes in the documentation and transmission of women’s history. It has inspired an original body of artwork that employs such traditional techniques as weaving, quilting, sewing, and dyeing in addition to the contemporary processes of performance art, installation, and video documentation as a means of connecting with a matrilineal line. The research conducted provides examples of women who have used fiber processes as a way to process grief, enact religious rituals, and perform domestic tasks, as well as contemporary artists and art historians who have considered the role of fiber and craft in their own lives. The work created as a result of this research focuses on the themes of women’s work, labor, memory, objecthood, connection, and craft.

Lay Summary

This thesis investigates the role of fiber and historic craft processes in the documentation and transmission of women’s history. It has inspired an original body of artwork that employs such traditional techniques as weaving, quilting, sewing, and dyeing in addition to the contemporary processes of performance art, installation, and video documentation as a means of connecting with a matrilineal line. The research conducted provides examples of women who have used fiber processes as a way to process grief, enact religious rituals, and perform domestic tasks, as well as contemporary artists and art historians who have considered the role of fiber and craft in their own lives. The work created as a result of this research focuses on the themes of women’s work, labor, memory, objecthood, connection, and craft.

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