Labor Intensive Art

Labor Intensive Art

Me For Scale

Taking photos of my tapestry with my body for the internet.

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Tabitha Arnold
Jan 06, 2025
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“Whose Streets” at Brigantine Beach, 2021.

Around 7 years ago, I began to notice how quilters hold up their finished work with their hands in photographs. Reaching their arms high over their heads, they’ll stretch the quilt to cover their entire body, as if it’s free-standing on its own. Only the tension of hands bunching the corners, and the slightly sa…

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