I incorporate found and self-made pieces of crocheted textiles into my work as metaphors for the particular patterns of my native Southern culture.  Of specific interest to me is how these pieces of traditional handwork transcend the mere decorative by creating evocative domestic icons, powerful and often innocently ironic. Rusted, pierced, and shaped metal refers to man-made aspects of our culture and provides the visual and conceptual counterpoint to the woman-made textiles, thereby creating a metaphorical duality


"The Archivist"
Glazed Ceramic, Mixed Media
17" x 10" x 9"
$2,400

   
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Reading in Bed
Mixed Media
21" x 10" x 7"
$2,400


Other Works By Kathleen Holmes:


All Wheel Eve
Mixed Media
23" x 18" x 18"


Diva
Cast Glass and Mixed Media
18" x 9" x 7"

Family Memoir
Ceramic and Mixed Media
18" x 11" x 9"

Lullabyess 2
Mixed Media
23" x 11" x 9"


Seamstress 2
Cast Glass and Mixed Media