Ashley Briggs Sarah Bryant

This abstract cartography is part of a series called “Talking Circles” which have been used throughout history to create a respectful and peaceful place for people to understand differences, celebrate common ground and hopefully learn that we are all more alike than different.

This work is an exploration of the roles of textile, color, and fashion in the origin story of landfill culture. This project includes a sample book of domestic fabric swatches gathered from my clothes and bedding, and a series of seven collages. Text was culled from 1977-78 Home Furnishing Color Card, and The Wastemakers, written by Vance Packard in 1960.