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c2 (rock candy), 2020, twigs, cord, embroidery thread,
15 x 18 x 4 inches (38 x 46 x 10cm)
When NYC was declared Covid's epicenter in March 2020, daily walks in the park sustained me. Foraging for dead twigs, then giving them new life back in my studio became a preoccupation throughout the pandemic. This collaboration with found 'lines'— gestures grown rather than made— continues to engage me.
For more on this work:
www.romanovgrave.com/one-question-one-answer/ilene-sunshine
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c10 (sunset zip), 2021, twigs, cord. embroidery thread,
17 x 12 x 1.5 inches (48 x 30 x 4 cm)
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studio floor, NYC
c11 (sac), 2021, twigs, cord. embroidery thread,
28 x 10 x 3.5 inches, (71 x 26 x 9 cm)
c9 (luna), 2021, stick and twigs, cord, embroidery thread,
18 x 8 x 16 inches (45 x 15 x 40cm)
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c21 (roundabout), 2022, grape vine, twigs, cord, embroidery thread,
28 x 21 x 15 inches (71 x 53 x 38cm)
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c15 (late bloomer), detail
c15 (late bloomer), 2021, twigs, cord, embroidery thread,
48 x 33 x 10 inches (122 x 84 x 26cm)
c13 (verbena), 2021, twigs, cord, embroidery thread,
21 x 19 x 4 inches (53 x 48 x 10cm)
stanza, detail
stanza, 2023, twigs, cord, 45.5 x 56.5 x 3.5 inches (115 x 143 x 9cm)
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c19 (portal), 2022, twigs, cord, embroidery thread,
81 x 26 x 3 inches (206 x 66 x 8 cm)
threesome, 2023, twigs, cord, embroidery thread,
30 x 27 x 5.5 inches (76 x 68 x 14cm)
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c22 (double holler), 2022, twigs, cord, embroidery thread,
15.5 x 15 x 3.5 inches (39 x 38 x 9cm)
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c5 (ruffled), 2020, twigs, cord, embroidery thread,
40 x 22 x 8 inches, (101 x 56 x 20cm)
BTF 4 (lagoon), 2023, twigs, cord. embroidery thread,
7.25 x 8.25 x 1.5 inches (18 x 21 x 4cm)
c16 (MGM), detail
c16 (MGM), 2021, twigs, cord, embroidery thread,
52 x 50 x 12 inches, (132 x 127 x 31cm)
T1, 2023, palm branches, cord, embroidery thread, 16 x 65 x 5 inches (40 x 165 x 13cm)
photos: Alan Wiener