The exposing stitch : personal fears of childbearing
- WCU Author/Contributor (non-WCU co-authors, if there are any, appear on document)
- Britney Jo Carroll (Creator)
- Institution
- Western Carolina University (WCU )
- Web Site: http://library.wcu.edu/
- Advisor
- Marya Roland
Abstract: My art work has evolved with a special interest in exploring gender roles. I want
to push social boundaries with dynamic interactions between objects, images and
viewers.
“The Exposing Stitch: Personal Fears of Childbearing” is an inquiry into my
apprehension about pregnancy. My investigation of this subject is manifested through
the craft of functional garment making and embroidery. I create aprons, which are
generally used to protect and conceal the body, and use them to expose each of my
unspoken fears related to reproduction. Muslin has become a metaphor for my own skin
and embroidery, a cathartic experience. I have used the monotonous process of stitching
as a way to discharge the emotional tensions caused by my fears. I correlate the time
spent laboring through this process to the gestation period of pregnancy.
It is my intention not only to analyze myself through “The Exposing Stitch:
Personal Fears of Childbearing” but to encourage the viewer to investigate his or her
unspoken fears.
The exposing stitch : personal fears of childbearing
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Additional Information
- Publication
- Thesis
- Language: English
- Date: 2009
- Keywords
- Apron, Childbearing, Fears, Installation, Sculpture,
Stitch
- Subjects
- Embroidery -- North Carolina
- Pregnancy in art
- Aprons
- Fear in art