ALAYNa rasile digrindakis

“This work comes from joy.  From moments found and kept over a span of a few years where the world appears to be falling apart.  Over this time, I have been creating as a way to savor the sweet parts, to delight in the slow and quietness of my kitchen, my garden, my relationship.  Each of these pieces has emerged out of the pleasure of making and growing and the intimacy of domestic life.  Five engineered garments are entirely made from plants (cotton / linen / milkweed) and just as the hand-stitched silk collages, are dyed with color extracted from my garden.  Together, this work celebrates the planting of a seed, the abundance of harvest, and the bliss of summer days spent watching things grow.”