HollyKnott

62″ x 39″ Examines the contrasted upbringing of my maternal grandparents discharged, screen-printed, photo transfers, machine-stitched exhibits: Visions Art Museum, CA, 2019 Louise Hopkins Underwood Center for the Arts, TX, 2020 Petaluma Art Center, CA 2022 Detail:  

59″ x 38″ Examines the contrasted upbringing of my paternal grandparents discharged, screen-printed, image transfers, machine-stitched exhibits: Visions Art Museum, CA, 2019 Louise Hopkins Underwood Center for the Arts, TX, 2020 Petaluma Art Center, CA 2022 Detail:  

59″ x 59″ Examines the contrasted upbringing of my parents. military dog tags, Army uniform, image transfers, discharged, screen-printed, machine-stitched exhibit: Visions Art Museum, CA, 2019 Detail:

64″ x 40″ Born four days apart my aunt and I were often mistaken for twins. vintage baby jacket, vintage linens, vintage news stories; discharged, screen-printed, image transfers, machine-stitched exhibit: Louise Hopkins Underwood Center for the Arts, TX, 2020 Detail:

57″ x 34″ This piece celebrates my handcraft heritage. My predecessors included seamstresses, knitters, lace-makers, embroiderers, weavers, spinners and quilters. heirloom crochet, knitting, sewing, piecework, quilting, weaving, cross-stitch, embroidery, christening gown, my own hand-weaving and Nuno felting; hand-stitched, machine-stitched exhibits: Visions Art Museum, CA, 2019 Petaluma Art Center, CA 2022 Detail:

38″ x 56″ Born at the forefront of the post-war baby boom generation I was not alone for long. hand-woven baby blanket, chenille crib blanket, vintage bonnet, hand-knit booties, hand-made baby jacket, photo transfers, machine-stitched Detail:

48″ x 41″ Documenting the white flight migration of the 1950’s, in which my family participated. photo transfers of elementary school photos, machine-stitched exhibits: Diaspora: Stories of Migration, Textile Museum, George Washington Univ, DC 2016 Visions Art Museum, CA, 2019 Northern Illinois University Art Museum, IL 2022 Detail:

55″ x 43″ From my parents having a custom-built home, to jigsaw puzzles, paint-by-numbers kits and learning to sew, I was hooked on creativity at an early age. found materials, image transfers, machine-stitched exhibit: Visions Art Museum, CA, 2019 Detail:

60″ x 37″ My mother nearly single-handedly raised three children while my father was away on business. She had help from Macie, a black domestic who came from the inner city by bus. vintage aprons, vintage embroidered tablecloth; screen-printed, machine-stitched exhibits: Visions Art Museum, CA, 2019 Louise Hopkins Underwood Center for the Arts, TX, 2020 […]

41″ x 55″ My father’s response to any complaint I had, as a kid, was that it built character. Most of my character-building took place at church or at the country club. image transfers, machine-stitched exhibit: Louise Hopkins Underwood Center for the Arts, TX, 2020 Detail: