Korey Rowswell
Midnight Moss, 2021
Hand Embroidery on Linen 12.5 x 17.5 x 2.5 IN
Korey Rowswell
Pompous Pampas, 2020
Hand Embroidery on Linen 7 x 7 x 3 IN
Gardens of Jentel Artist Residency overlooking Big Horn Mountains. Weight of threads and stitches are varied to convey depth.
Korey Rowswell
Alligator Swamp, 2021
Hand Embroidery on Linen 16 x 11 x 1.5 IN
Embroidery of dense swamp ecosystem. Different weight threads, colors, stump work and needle weaving used to create depth in the picture plane.
Korey Rowswell
Lake Spirits, 2020
Hand Embroidery on Linen 5.5 x 8 x 1.5 IN
Bluff overlooking Lake De Smet in Wyoming. Local legend has it there are giant monsters living below the lake waters that will come out and eat people. Hand embroidered with care in color and thread weight choice to give depth to picture.
Korey Rowswell
Noccalula Falls, 2021
Hand Embroidery on Linen 17.5 x 12.5 x 3 IN
Korey Rowswell
Pineapple Mike, 2021
Pineapple Themed Lunchbox and thread 2.5 x 7.5 x 6.5 IN
Reconfigured and assembled from a pineapple themed lunch box this sculpture was originally installed in the natural environment to represent human kind\'s over production clothing and home goods and the pollution from the textile industry. An future world where our trash becomes our environment.
Korey Rowswell
Stereotypes Afforded Us, 2021
Deconstructed Dress, Flannel, Grommets and Wire Installation 4 x 9.5 x 7 IN
Made from recycled dress materials, this sculptural body was a play on creating rigidity in textiles and combining sections together through the use of wire and grommets. I love the idea of designated findings that link us to the natural world and each other.
Korey Rowswell
Consistently Deceitful, 2021
Cellophane, Wire, Rubber Band, Poly Mesh 4' x 4' x 3'
Korey Rowswell
Metaphors of Perception, 2021
Organza and thread 2' x 2' x 2'
I love how this piece of organza pintuck looks like a couture trash bag lost in the woods. The water is so clean you can it below the surface like in Lord of the Rings. Oddly delightful and spooky.
Korey Rowswell
Red Dirt Mourning, 2021
quilters cotton 3' x 3' x 3'
This installation is inspired by fossils, bones, and all the lost loved ones under our feet.
