HollyKnott

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

59″ x 38″ Examines the contrasted upbringing of my paternal grandparents discharged, screen-printed, image transfers, machine-stitched exhibits: Where Do We Come From? Et al, Art Complex Museum, Duxberry, MA (NAWA), 2024 Petaluma Art Center, CA 2022 Louise Hopkins Underwood Center for the Arts, TX, 2020 Visions Art Museum, CA, 2019 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: Petaluma Art Center, CA 2022 Visions Art Museum, CA, 2019 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 parents participated. photo transfers of elementary school photos, machine-stitched exhibits: Northern Illinois University Art Museum, IL 2022 Visions Art Museum, CA, 2019 Diaspora: Stories of Migration: Textile Museum, George Washington Univ, DC 2016 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: Louise Hopkins Underwood Center for the Arts, TX, 2020 Visions Art Museum, CA, 2019 […]

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: