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Inside
the Dress
"Inside the Dress documents
the experiences of nine women artists engaged in a yearlong reflective
process. The project was designed to guide each artist through a
meaningful personal exploration leading to a visual expression of what she
perceives to be her essence. The term Inside the Dress is evocative of the
real experiences of women in contrast to what might be implied by
traditionally defining apparel, the dress."
Mary Sullivan Holdgrafer
Project Originator
Click to read more,
and to view the
Inside the Dress exhibit online
The Participants
& their Artwork
Ilse Anysas-Salkauskas - Stories My Mother
Told Me...
Janet Armstrong - Calm On The Surface
Jean Brandel - The Dahlia Garden
Margie Davidson - Off The Wall
Mary Anne Kilgannon - Body, Spirit
And Mind
Kristin Miller - Capabilities
Sheila Niles - Stories Need To Be Told
Mary Sullivan Holdgrafer - Translucence
Jayne Willoughby Scott - Party Of One
Click for more Gallery Photos
Capabilities Installation at
McMullen Gallery, Edmonton, Alberta, 2005
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The
Worry
Birds Cape
symbolizes how worry can swoop in like a dark shadow, picking and
pecking, pulling feelings to shreds. This
cape
also expresses my belief that worrying and brooding are my ways of incubating
new ideas, hatching solutions, and seeing answers take flight.
 
Inside
Side view
Design Process of Worry
Birds Cape
The
Balance
Cape
is a visual metaphor of my struggle to maintain equilibrium in my
life. Balance is a verb, not a noun, to me—it is something I must do.
Like a gyroscope, I wobble and spin, seeking the stillness at the center
of motion.
Inside view
Design process for Balance Cape
Balance Cape
The
Exuberance
Cape
gives colour and form to unexpected and treasured moments of fierce
delight. It celebrates the pleasures of movement and dance, the exhilaration
of feistiness and speaking my mind, and the joys of bright colour.
Back view
Side view
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