Seeking Comfort
Author
Bailey, Alison
Abstract
I believe that objects once possessed by a loved one can vividly revive one's memories and have the power to evoke comfort and nostalgia. The contrast, color, repetition, and tactile qualities of my pieces preserve these memories. I work in metal because of its preciousness and its permanence. I frame various fabrics with metal because of their contrasting properties. Fabric is soft, retains scent, and is impermanent. The fabrics come from various sources; from my grandmother, some are found, and others designed and printed by me. Seeking Comfort is a body of work consisting of three series (Altered Spoons, Brooches, and Neckpieces). It is an exploration of how the act of creating with these materials and concepts functions as a coping mechanism.
Date
2015
Citation:
APA:
Bailey, Alison.
(January 2015).
Seeking Comfort
(Master's Thesis, East Carolina University). Retrieved from the Scholarship.
(http://hdl.handle.net/10342/4882.)
MLA:
Bailey, Alison.
Seeking Comfort.
Master's Thesis. East Carolina University,
January 2015. The Scholarship.
http://hdl.handle.net/10342/4882.
September 25, 2023.
Chicago:
Bailey, Alison,
“Seeking Comfort”
(Master's Thesis., East Carolina University,
January 2015).
AMA:
Bailey, Alison.
Seeking Comfort
[Master's Thesis]. Greenville, NC: East Carolina University;
January 2015.
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Publisher
East Carolina University