Softly Discarded in Situ, 2021

Acrylic DK yarn, heavy duty plastic clamps, staples, found wooden panel (formerly a section of a bed frame).

Softly Discarded in Situ is an experimental investigation into the potential of knitting and duplicate stitch, combining the visual and tactile elements with the written word. Can language be treated as image? Is it the act of physically imbuing the fabric with words more or less important than the words themselves?

SOFT CENTRE SOFTLY SPOKEN SOFT AS WHISPERS WHISKERS GRACING CHIN TICKLING OVER SKIN UNDER THE SKIN YOU’RE UNDER MY SKIN VEINS POPPING OUT AND TINGLING THEIR CAVERNOUS BLUENESS