Eileen Morley



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Enveloping

2023
10 x 8 x 6 feet
Wood, hardware, wool

Similar to how a sealed letter is a secret known only by the sender and the recipient, these works hold my experiences while in residency at the Icelandic Textile Center in Blonduos, Iceland. With limited materials, I improvised and worked closely with my immediate surroundings. Seaweed, sand, and raw wool found their way into postcard-sized knit pockets, like letters home.

In each, it was essential to mirror the material in my knitting. A green envelope that I dried on a rock ripples with undulating stitches, hinting at the seaweed within. A very small pinecone peeks through a very small lace pattern. They were each double knit, with front and back stitched at the same time before being separated to open the pocket within. Once open, I inserted the material, rejoined the two sets of stiches, and cast off, locking the pieces inside forever.



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