A woman's coat from 19th century China. The Textile Museum says the green color and flowers on this coat represent the wearer’s wish for fertility.
SHIRLEY GRIFFITH: Artist Nancy Cohen created a large piece called “Estuary: Moods and Modes.” It is a three dimensional representation of a protected river system in the state of New Jersey. She made the work from handmade yellow, blue and green paper. It extends over the walls and floor of an entire room in the exhibit. The artist says the piece shows how interdependent parts hang in balance.
STEVE EMBER: Other artists in the exhibit use unwanted or reused materials in their art to express the environmental meaning of “green.” Artist Jackie Abrams spent time living and working with women basket weavers in Ghana. She says she was influenced to make baskets using waste materials. Her colorful artwork “A Woman of Substance” is a container made from old pieces of women’s clothing. Artist William Knight used old automobile tires to make an airy and finely cut wall sculpture.
Jackie Abrams' work "A Woman of Substance" is made from pieces of women's clothing
SHIRLEY GRIFFITH: One piece in the Textile Museum’s “Green” exhibit is a work in progress. Michelle Brody’s “Arbor Lace” is an outdoor structure with a frame made from copper pipes. The frame is covered in a see-through white material that holds grass seeds.
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