Marty Ornish
Give her what she really wants for Christmas #2, 2021
Vintage Airway Sanitizor 1927-era vacuum cleaner, mink stole, silk velvet ribbon, pearls. 30” x 14” x 47”
Marty Ornish
Love, Honor & Obey, 2020
Nine patch quilt, altered lace blouse, embroidery floss, vintage embroideries & samplers, twill tape, doll legs, black fabric, lace, doilies. 58” x 32” x 38”
Until recent times, a woman was expected to take a marital vow of obedience to their husband based on the dictum of the New Testament,“Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands as unto the Lord.” (Ephesians 5:22), and the 1549 Book of Common Prayers. As an affirmation of gender equality, a vow of obedience is now often omitted. Despite this, does it remain a challenge to love and honor one’s spouse, and surrender to love, while remaining true to oneself?
Marty Ornish
Still Life with Mourning Dove, 2021
1900’s French satin fabric sample, lace, crocheted bird, repurposed flowers, 1940’s girdle and long-lined bra, batting, quilting, Victorian lace collar, jute. 45” x 23”
"The perfect 1938 figure must have curves but it differs from the perfect figure of past decades in relationship of curves to straight lines....Now, though, the ideal figure must have a round, high bosom, a slim but not wasp-like waist, and gently rounded hips." Life Magazine, May 9, 1938
Marty Ornish
Unbridled #1, 2021
Vintage lace, tassels, deconstructed wedding gown, indigo-dyed Battenberg lace, vintage net-darned lace, red cotton velour, beaded embroidered silk remnant, gold thread, upholstery trim samples, crochet-covered buttons. 30” x 18”
This textile collage is a paean to feminine beauty and eroticism.
Marty Ornish
You Turn Me On!, 2020
Vintage dress form, Edison bulb, vintage tape measures, lace, silk, belt-buckle, jute, D-rings, locks, twill tape, over-sized Edison bulb, clock parts, darkroom timer, wood, tablecloths, vintage keys, nylon hooping ephermera. 57” x 79” x 45”
In this interactive piece, is the title a command or a response? And will she measure up?
Marty Ornish
A_dressing Shame, 2020
Altered blouse: silk fabric, batting, white wedding skirt, high school friendship ring, batting, magic markers. 65” x 80” x 98”
This intimate piece speaks to insights gained during my 8-hour MDMA-augmented psychotherapy session. Family secrets, boundary violations, and shame are revealed on this graffiti-written wedding gown – a medium for continued healing.
Marty Ornish
Entropy, 2023
Washed ashore burlap, damaged quilt fragment, vintage dresser scarf, silk remnant, commercial cottons, cheesecloth, chicken bones, sea shells, rusted spring, dried sea algae, ephemera, hand spun wool yarn with human hair, vinyl spackling, India ink, spray paint, found objects. 33" x 33"
Marty Ornish
Esmeralda’s Passage, 2023
Antique Japanese silk brocade, velvet, vintage trims, Esmerelda’s hand-felted fabric, metallic lace, and fabrics, silk, deconstructed lace bits, sequined fabric, other commercial fabrics, black binding, cheesecloth, batting. 15" x 11"
Marty Ornish
Archetypes in Brown & Gold, 2022
Antique Japanese silk, woven metallic fabric, repurposed menswear & other fabrics, horsehair, organza, spray paint, beading, pen nibs. 23" x 17"
Marty Ornish
Mandalic Fields, 2022
Antique Japanese fabric, repurposed menswear and womens wear, velvet ribbon, gold leaf, vintage doilies, beads, buttons, paint, beaded fringe, Japanese, Chinese & Indian fabrics, various trims 30" x 20"
