Liz Jones "Untitled"
cyanotype emulsion, embroidery thread, indigo, green tea, avocado dye, fabric, poly-fill/ 17”x20”/ 2021/ $500
Artist Statement
The central question of my work is, what would our society look like if play and care were valued and children and caregivers were respected, liberated, and compensated beings. From this question, I engage in material explorations of the world of child and caregiver and make work from the scraps of the unvalued labor of care and play. Using the home as grounds for anti-capitalist exploration, my art draws on the language of craft to create works that reflect the parallel existences of caregiver and the cared-for and the anti-competitive nature of the parent-child dynamic. The time-based nature of cyanotype printing and slowness of hand quilting combined with the temporality of paper and fabric scraps place value on slowness and an uncommodified world. I am interested in how these explorations undermine the foundation of capitalist thinking and value, and use my work as a tool for liberatory exploration.
Artist Bio
Liz Jones is an unpaid working artist, parent, community member and writer living in the East Village, NYC. Her work explores anti-capitalist futures through abstract photographic and craft-based processes focused on the roles of care and play in society.
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Price does NOT include tax & shipping. Contact robert@collarworks.org for shipping options and estimate.
cyanotype emulsion, embroidery thread, indigo, green tea, avocado dye, fabric, poly-fill/ 17”x20”/ 2021/ $500
Artist Statement
The central question of my work is, what would our society look like if play and care were valued and children and caregivers were respected, liberated, and compensated beings. From this question, I engage in material explorations of the world of child and caregiver and make work from the scraps of the unvalued labor of care and play. Using the home as grounds for anti-capitalist exploration, my art draws on the language of craft to create works that reflect the parallel existences of caregiver and the cared-for and the anti-competitive nature of the parent-child dynamic. The time-based nature of cyanotype printing and slowness of hand quilting combined with the temporality of paper and fabric scraps place value on slowness and an uncommodified world. I am interested in how these explorations undermine the foundation of capitalist thinking and value, and use my work as a tool for liberatory exploration.
Artist Bio
Liz Jones is an unpaid working artist, parent, community member and writer living in the East Village, NYC. Her work explores anti-capitalist futures through abstract photographic and craft-based processes focused on the roles of care and play in society.
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Price does NOT include tax & shipping. Contact robert@collarworks.org for shipping options and estimate.
cyanotype emulsion, embroidery thread, indigo, green tea, avocado dye, fabric, poly-fill/ 17”x20”/ 2021/ $500
Artist Statement
The central question of my work is, what would our society look like if play and care were valued and children and caregivers were respected, liberated, and compensated beings. From this question, I engage in material explorations of the world of child and caregiver and make work from the scraps of the unvalued labor of care and play. Using the home as grounds for anti-capitalist exploration, my art draws on the language of craft to create works that reflect the parallel existences of caregiver and the cared-for and the anti-competitive nature of the parent-child dynamic. The time-based nature of cyanotype printing and slowness of hand quilting combined with the temporality of paper and fabric scraps place value on slowness and an uncommodified world. I am interested in how these explorations undermine the foundation of capitalist thinking and value, and use my work as a tool for liberatory exploration.
Artist Bio
Liz Jones is an unpaid working artist, parent, community member and writer living in the East Village, NYC. Her work explores anti-capitalist futures through abstract photographic and craft-based processes focused on the roles of care and play in society.
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