Trail detail by Jackie Partridge, arm-knitted lace strips
Trail by Jackie Partridge is a work from my art archive that I made while living in Montreal and going to school for my MFA. This fiber artwork is very performative as I used the knitting process to create it. The act of knitting is very repetitive and labour intensive. It is the same motion over and over again. Learn more about this textile artwork below!
Trail
1’x 20', found lace, sewing and arm knitting, 2016.
The work was displayed at Ancienne École des Beaux Arts for the end of year MFA exhibition “Maureen” in 2016.
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This art installation is made by cutting long strips of found lace curtains. The strips of lace were sorted by colour from a yellow cream colour all the way to a pure white at the bottom of the piece. The colour created a nice gradient. The strips were then sewn together to create a very long strip that was then wrapped like a ball of yarn. This process was repeated twice. Like knitting, I used my arms as the “knitting needles” and continued to knit for over an hour to create this 20 foot long installation that was suspended from the top of the staircase. I knit continuously since I used my arms as the knitting needles.
When this piece is lit it produces some beautiful shadows from the design of the white lace.
I have also displayed this textile artwork outside in the snow. You can see the photograph at the bottom. I liked draping it in the snow and seeing how it dragged across the snow.
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Outdoor installation of Trail by Jackie Partridge in the snow