Solvent photo transfer, screenprint, embroidery floss, yarn crochet, sequins, glass beads, machine stitching, acrylic paint on bedsheet, digital print (original pattern) on canvas
120” x 45” (unfolded)
2025
A collage suspended at a height that allows passage beneath also reveals the artwork's inverse side. Its triangular form evokes notions of home, headwear, or attire. Employing acrylic paint and thread, I playfully interlace patterns across the familial imagery, infusing cultural nods such as party hats, fezzes, inverted solo cups resembling fezzes, carnations (ottoman symbol of love) and liberty bells (american symbol of freedom). The portraiture is a mix of found photos of immigrants, my Turkish family and my Hoosier husband’s family, all intertwined into patterns with flora. Through humor, I aim to foster connection and transcend borders, forging a new home as an immigrant woman by weaving together past, present, and future.
Influenced by Turkish Oya (meaningful lace edgings on headscarves that women use to express their feelings or private news), the exaggerated, colorful crochet edge is a nod to non-verbal communication. Using the idea of encoding secret messages, piling a bunch of oya-like lines resemble a paragraph or a letter.
Acrylic yarn crochet (site-specific)
Dimensions vary
2023
Solvent photo transfer, embroidery, crochet, acrylic on bedsheet, wood
17”x24”x50”
2019
45”x50”x4”
Solvent photo transfer, embroidery, crochet, glitter, glass beads, sequins acrylic on bedsheet, metal
2019
Crocheted yarn, embroidery, solvent transfer, bead, sequin on bedsheet
14”x14”
2020
Solvent photo transfer, embroidery, crochet, glitter, acrylic on bedsheet, metal
14”x14”x40”
2019
Solvent photo transfer, embroidery, crochet, acrylic on bedsheet, metal
14”x14”x34”
2019
Solvent photo transfer, embroidery, crochet, acrylic on bedsheet, hullahoop, curtain clips
100”x70”
2019
Solvent photo transfer, embroidery, crochet, acrylic on bedsheet
10”x60”
2019
The Body is Work Exhibition
2019
2022
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