Featured Artists @ Gallery NatuRAlist
tayla parnham
"We evolved as creatures knitted into the fabric of nature, and without its intimate truths, we find ourselves" - Diane Ackerman.
In current times many of us feel a sense of a growing disconnectedness with our surrounding environment. We experience a loss of sense of place, belonging and connection to the land. The Fabric of Nature label is about exploring ideas of appreciation and connection to natural environments through bringing together qualities of land, body and garment through hand-made processes. The natural dying of eucalyptus leaves is a meaningful part of the collection as the leaves transfer and mark cloth creating a direct memory of that environment. Topographic map prints of aerial landscapes conveys alternate point of view of natural environment where layered garments hand draped to mirror the contours along the map on garment on the body. The use of tissue silks is mirror the fragility of natural environment and the human impact on them.
In contrast to the silks she has also explored textile processes of deconstruction and reconstruction recycling work wear items such as denim and flannel shirts. The faded sun bleached denim tells a story about its past life of working in the bush or on the farm but also has given new life to the garments. From textile process, to construction to how it is worn on the body is important to me to convey how nature and humans relate to each other and how we can go about being sustainable.
Fabric of Nature has been showcased with Eco Fashion week Australia events both in 2017 and 2018 and winner of the Best Australian Emerging Eco fashion designer award of EFWA.
https://www.facebook.com/fabricofnaturetp/
In current times many of us feel a sense of a growing disconnectedness with our surrounding environment. We experience a loss of sense of place, belonging and connection to the land. The Fabric of Nature label is about exploring ideas of appreciation and connection to natural environments through bringing together qualities of land, body and garment through hand-made processes. The natural dying of eucalyptus leaves is a meaningful part of the collection as the leaves transfer and mark cloth creating a direct memory of that environment. Topographic map prints of aerial landscapes conveys alternate point of view of natural environment where layered garments hand draped to mirror the contours along the map on garment on the body. The use of tissue silks is mirror the fragility of natural environment and the human impact on them.
In contrast to the silks she has also explored textile processes of deconstruction and reconstruction recycling work wear items such as denim and flannel shirts. The faded sun bleached denim tells a story about its past life of working in the bush or on the farm but also has given new life to the garments. From textile process, to construction to how it is worn on the body is important to me to convey how nature and humans relate to each other and how we can go about being sustainable.
Fabric of Nature has been showcased with Eco Fashion week Australia events both in 2017 and 2018 and winner of the Best Australian Emerging Eco fashion designer award of EFWA.
https://www.facebook.com/fabricofnaturetp/