Millhands/Handmade

Image Credit: Installation view, Millhands/Handmade, April 25 - July 26, 2015, BRAHM.

April 25 - July 26, 2015

Throughout the years, the process of textile making has involved a lot of time and hard work. Millhands/Handmade takes a look at the South’s vast textile history, from the growth of industrial mills and their effect on southern families, to regional textile artists working today and keeping handmade techniques alive through traditional practices. Historic artifacts from the mills and photographs of overworked millhands from the industrial age will set the scene and invite viewers to step into the past. Contemporary works by regional artists will compliment the display and, in turn, ask viewers to reflect on the past through the present. From Edwina Bringle’s colorful hand-woven fabric and intricate woven shibori works by Catharine Ellis, to painted and embroidered quilts by Jeana Klein and Nava Lubelski’s sculptural fiber explorations, there will be quite a lot to see. Keeping in

mind ideas of labor and laborious practice, this exhibition presents a unique perspective on the everlasting, ever-evolving story of textiles.