kelsey boes fabric design | quilts | mixed media
mission I seek to anchor the intangibles.
fabric design | quilts | mixed media
longlegged coral + aubergine hand-printed fabric and original design summer 2013
artist statement I work with textiles because they are tactile, meant to be touched. The soft slip of fabric through your fingers, the crisp edge of a carefully pressed seam, the worn through holes that expose flannel linings. Each of these speaks of care and process and history. Textiles allow me to explore making emotions and moments tangible. To wrap my arms around my sister from miles away in the cables of an afghan. To capture the lost feeling of big life decisions in angles and juxtaposed stitches. To anchor my dreams for my niece in threads on which she can sit and stand and play. Textiles make the intangibles something that I can grasp.
longlegged grey + red
hortensia coral + mint hand-printed fabric and original design fall 2013
hortensia grey + cobalt hand-printed fabric and original design summer 2013
bunting aqua + red hand-printed fabric and original design fall 2013
ACADEMICS ba in Studio Art - concentration in Textile Design Wheaton College, Wheaton, il
may 2014
bs in Chemistry Wheaton College, Wheaton, il
may 2014
EXHIBITIONS Non-ward Upward Juried Exhibition embroidered book pages, titled “In View” Santa Reparata Student Summer Show hand-printed fabric, “Longlegged,” “Bowls,” and “Hortensia” 12 x 12 Exhibit quilt, titled “Where are you going?” EXPERTISE Microsoft Word, Excel, and Powerpoint Five levels of Cecchetti ballet Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, and Lightroom Free-motion quilting and piecing Spanish and English
spring 2011, 2013
august 2013
october 2013
fabric design | quilts | mixed media
where are you going? exhibited in 12 x 12 show, wheaton college
hand-printed fabric and original mini quilt 12� x 12� | summer 2013
broken dishes original baby quilt 33� x 40� | spring 2013
farmer’s wife quilt quilt in progress 6” x 6” blocks | fall 2012
fabric design | quilts | mixed media
in view embroidered book pages 9� x 6� each | fall 2012
incarnate embroidered book 7� x 9� | fall 2012
email: kelsey.boes @ my.wheaton.edu website: lovelyandenough.blogspot.com telephone: +1 (734) 709-4541
This portfolio was thoughtfully gathered December of 2013 and typeset with St. Marie by Stereotypes. Thank you for perusing. I welcome your conversation and inspiration.