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mission I seek to anchor the intangibles.
fabric design | quilts
longlegged mint + citron original hand-printed fabric design summer 2013
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.
artist statement
uniola
grey + citron
bunting peach + white original hand-printed fabric design spring 2014
hortensia coral + mint original hand-printed fabric design fall 2013
pistachios
grey, citron + more
original hand-printed fabric design summer 2014
ACADEMICS ba in Studio Art - concentration in Textile Design bs in Chemistry Wheaton College, Wheaton, il
may 2014
phd in Fiber and Polymer Sciences expected may 2018 North Carolina State University, Raleigh, nc EXHIBITIONS Non-ward Upward | juried exhibition Santa Reparata Student Summer Show 12 x 12 | student exhibition She Can Laugh at the Days to Come | solo exhibition Ruby Talulo Studio | gallery display EXPERTISE Microsoft Word, Excel, and Powerpoint Five levels of Cecchetti ballet Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, and Lightroom Free-motion quilting and piecing Screenprinting and Repeat Design
spring 2011, 2013 august 2013 october 2013 march 2014 july 2014
fabric design | quilts
remnants of summer she can laugh at the days to come
original hand-printed quilt 9 x 8� x 8� | march 2014
Pulling from personally designed and hand-printed fabrics, I carry quilts from conception to final binding stitch, combining traditional quilt patterns with modern colors and stitching. From hand-illustrating the designs to printing swatches, I relish the process. I follow the maxim that every choice can transform a quilt, envisioning how the eye could be directed with a line of stitching or a quilt balanced by the turn of a triangle. My fabric designs are inspired by the organic beauty outside my window and fused with the geometry of architecture and Amish quilts to create unique pieces for home and studio. lenten twelves : two original wall quilt, 12� x 12� | spring 2015
10 x 2’ x 2’ | march 2014 solo exhibition, wheaton college
she can laugh at the days to come exploring the constancy of family and the transient nature of growing up through the medium of quilts
variations on a bouquet of tulips | coming & going BELOW RIGHT
she can laugh at the days to come
original fabric and quilt 2 ’ x 2’ | march 2014
farmer’s wife quilt quilt in progress 6” x 6” blocks | fall 2012
email | kelsey.boes @ gmail.com website | LovelyandEnough.com ig | LovelyandEnough, kelsboes
This portfolio was thoughtfully gathered March of 2015 and typeset with Klinic Slab by Joe Prince. Thank you for perusing. I welcome your conversation and inspiration.