Imbolc

The Beginning Of Spring

Imbolc takes place February 1st and marks the beginning of spring. For this gathering, I was honored to work with the Shua Group, a performance group that brings a sensorial appreciation and a radical presence to their site specific work. This day in Michigan we normally have snow, but it was an unusually bright and warm day on the Detroit Riverfront.

The ‘Imbolc Collection’ is 1 part of a 7 part collection of fiber art clothing pieces exploring themes of circular fashion and a circular sense of time using the ancient ‘Celtic Wheel Of The Year’ calendar to ground on the land we inhabit in Detroit.  The larger project is called ‘All Creatures Here Below’ and has 55 outfits, all made from landfill rescue items. This project aims to challenge preconceived notions of what is ‘in fashion’ and instead present a futuristic, dream-like vision of tribes of people who make their clothing using the materials they have at hand, in a way that considers people, the planet, and the power of self-expression.