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Collaborative Work with Tito Mendoza
Equilibrio Collaborative Installation: Carolyn Kallenborn and Tito Mendoza Hand-woven tapestry, beading, embroidery and embellishment. Wool, silk, cotton, beads, glass, sand, metal, hand-dyed fabrics, stones, found objects
Carolyn Kallenborn Tapestry woven, painted, stitched Cotton, wool, tencel rayon, glass, dyed cord, found objects Designed, dyed and embellished by Carolyn Kallenborn Woven by Erasto ¨Tito¨ Mendoza Ruiz --------- Tejido, pintado, teñido, elaborado Algodón, lana, tencel rayon, tela metálico, vidrio, cable teñido, objetos encontrados Diseño y teñido y elaboración por Carolyn Kallenborn Tejido por Erasto ¨Tito¨ Mendoza Ruiz
Edgewood College Gallery September - November 2014 Sound, light and video projections onto hand made fabrics
Carolyn Kallenborn Tapestry woven, painted, stitched, hand-dyed Cotton, wool, silk, milagros, beads, cord Designed, dyed and embellished by Carolyn Kallenborn Woven by Erasto ¨Tito¨ Mendoza Ruiz Tejido, pintado, teñido y elaborado Algodón, lana, seda, milagros, chaquiras, cable Diseño y teñido y elaboración por Carolyn Kallenborn Tejido por Erasto ¨Tito¨ Mendoza Ruiz
Carolyn Kallenborn Altar box for my great Aunts
Carolyn Kallenborn Tapestry woven, painted, stitched Cotton, wool, tencel rayon, metallic thread, beads, buttons Designed, dyed and embellished by Carolyn Kallenborn Woven by Erasto ¨Tito¨ Mendoza Ruiz ---------- Tejido, pintado, teñido, elaborado Algodón, lana, seda, hilo metálico, tela metálica, concha, chaquiras Diseño y teñido y elaboración por Carolyn Kallenborn Tejido por Erasto ¨Tito¨ Mendoza Ruiz
Carolyn Kallenborn Fly shuttle weaving, hand-dyed, stitched Tencel rayon, ribbon, flower petals, rocks painted with cochineal Designed, dyed and knotted by Carolyn Kallenborn Woven by Rodrigo Hernandez Quero ------------------------- Tejido, teñido y anudado Tencel rayón, cinta, pétalos de tela, piedras pintado con cochinilla Diseño y teñido y elaboración por Carolyn Kallenborn Tejido por Rodrigo Hernández Quero
Carolyn Kallenborn Oaxacan silk, Oaxaca market cloth, commercial linen, basket reed, traditional masks, jute Silk weaving Designed by Carolyn Kallenborn Spun, woven and dyed by Moises Martinez Velasco Cotton and Linen Purchased Oaxacan market fabric Dyed and stitched by Carolyn Kallenborn Mannequins Designed by Carolyn Kallenborn Woven by Carlos Bernardino ----------- Hilado y tejido de mano, descarga de tinta, bordado Seda de Oaxaca, tela del mercado oaxaqueño, tela comercial, carrizo,
Carolyn Kallenborn Woven, dyed and knotted Cotton, tencel rayon, backstrap loom tools Designed, dyed and knotted by Carolyn Kallenborn Woven by Abigail Mendoza Tejido, teñido y anudado Algodón, tencel rayon, herimientos de telar de cintura Diseño y teñido y elaboración por Carolyn Kallenborn Tejido por Erasto Abigail Mendoza
Hand embroidery, macramé. Stitched, knotted Commercial fabric, basket reed, wool, linen, flower petals Designed and knotted by Carolyn Kallenborn Embroidery by Sodel Rodriguez Macramé Made by Gildardo Hernandez Quero Dyed by Carolyn Kallenborn Mannequin Designed by Carolyn Kallenborn Woven by Carlos Bernardino -------------- Bordado de mano, macramé, cosido, anudado Tela comercial, carrizo, lana, lino, pétalos de tela Diseño y elaboración por Carolyn Kallenborn Bordado por Sodel Rodriguez
Carolyn Kallenborn
"They have to accept how it is there because there is not much work here. One has to endure, there is no other way." Design Gallery University of Wisconsin-Madison
Carolyn Kallenborn Discharge and indigo dyeing, stitching Cloth from Oaxacan market, broken mirrors, beads, ribbon, flower petals, cord ------------ Descarga de tinta, índigo, elaborado Tela del mercado oaxaqueño, espejos, chaquiras, cinta, pétalos de tela, cable
Hand dyed metallic silk, found objects
In the last few years I have watched events unfold in my life and in the world that have somehow created so much tension that it feels as if everything is tearing at the seams and is at the verge of breaking. I feel helpless and overwhelmed. When so much of life is filled with aggression, fear and defensiveness, what can a person do, either in their personal life or in the broader societal context to change anything?