Loretta Faveri
Let it Be, 2021
pages from my 1994 journal, ink, beeswax, thread, grommets 64" x 47" x 4"
In 1994, I was abusing alcohol and spending too much time with unavailable men. Much of my daily angst was documented in my journal and years later, when I reread my words, I realized how much shame had consumed me. I removed the pages, applied ink and wax, cut the pages and then stitched them back together, not as they were but as something new. The process was healing, and allowed me to release the shame I felt and simply let the past be.
Loretta Faveri
Let it Be (detail), 2021
pages from my 1994 journal, ink, beeswax, thread, grommets 64" x 47" x 4"
In 1994, I was abusing alcohol and spending too much time with unavailable men. Much of my daily angst was documented in my journal and years later, when I reread my words, I realized how much shame had consumed me. I removed the pages, applied ink and wax, cut the pages and then stitched them back together, not as they were but as something new. The process was healing, and allowed me to release the shame I felt and simply let the past be.
Loretta Faveri
Space to Breathe, 2020
Japanese paper (washi), ink, beeswax, thread 36" x 19" x 4"
Cutting and tearing through my creative output and stitching it back together as something new is a metaphor for healing wounds from a shameful past and rebuilding it into a positive experience. Living with shame and self-judgment can paralyze us from achieving our life goals. Not only have a repurposed my self described "rejected artworks", I have transformed them into something far more meaningful and paved a new creative path forward.
Loretta Faveri
Space to Breathe (detail), 2020
Japanese paper (washi), ink, beeswax, thread 36" x 19" x 4"
Loretta Faveri
Captured Moments, 2021
Japanese paper, thread, ink, beeswax 33"x35"x4"
Cutting and tearing through my creative output and stitching it back together as something new is a metaphor for healing wounds from a shameful past and rebuilding it into a positive experience. Living with shame and self-judgment can paralyze us from achieving our life goals. Not only have a repurposed my self described "rejected artworks", I have transformed them into something far more meaningful and paved a new creative path forward.
Loretta Faveri
Captured Moments (detail), 2021
Japanese papers, thread, ink, beeswax 33"x35"x4"
My "rejected" prints and batiks filled a bin. This tapestry holds many of these rejects torn and stitched together with compassion and forgiveness building a positive path forward.
Loretta Faveri
Ode to Sylvia, 2023
handmade papers 40"x40"x4"
My aunt was a weaver, bookbinder and papermaker. Before she died, she gave me a large collection of her handmade papers. To honour her memory, I’ve used these papers to build and stitch her likeness in four portraits, eight including the shadows they cast. They are inspired by Andy Warhol’s screen prints of famous women. Family members sent me stories, words and phrases in her memory and I have torn and stitched them into the background of each tapestry. One tapestry now resides in my mother’s home. The other three are with my aunt’s children and serve as a reminder of her legacy.
Loretta Faveri
Ode to Sylvia (detail), 2023
handmade papers, ink, thread, beeswax 40" x 40" x 4"
