Selina Doroshenko 

                                                                     

 


 

                                                                                     


to see the light of day is an artwork about salvaging, mourning, and transforming cloth. Each element secured onto the back toile has been cherished for a long time, whether it was passed down, thrifted from a textile mill, saved from old artwork, or gifted from a museum education activity. 

When my husband’s grandmother passed away, we got a mysterious box of heirlooms in the mail. Rather than keeping the lacework in a drawer, I present the hankie as work to be marvelled at and continue to add to it. My blanket stitch around the hankie introduces a new way of appreciating the previous stitches, and celebrates Aline’s life and handiwork.

The circular structure serves as an emotional compass. A star, a flower, a leaf, another bloom. The lace border appears like a fence, safekeeping the hankerchief. The symbols looked like they dropped randomly and were frozen there by the stitch. Randomness and chance are present strategies in my artwork.
to see the light of day
20”x20”x3”
steam-bent wood, embroidery on cloth
2024