Dolores Slowinski
Garden of Human Variation, front, 2024
Fabric, thread, buttons, beads, corsage pins, felt, paper, cardboard. 36" H x 12" D x 12" W
Fabric yo-yos are a traditional fiber technique that was used to create quilts, household items, and children's toys. I have chosen to make them in various diameters, stack them up, and use them symbolicly to represent the variation within human sexuality as being as diverse as the flowers in any garden..
Dolores Slowinski
Garden of Human Variation, front detail, 2024
Fabric, thread, buttons, beads, corsage pins, felt, paper, cardboard. 36" H x 12" D x 12" W
In addition to creating yo-yo flowers symbolic of human variation, I also included text on paper leaves explaining the various differences.
Dolores Slowinski
Garden of Human Variation, front detail 2, 2024
Fabric, thread, buttons, beads, corsage pins, felt, paper, cardboard. 36" H x 12" D x 12" W
Each paper leaf in this sculpture adds a depth of understanding to the variation within human sexuality.
Dolores Slowinski
Garden of Human Variation, Blue side, 2024
Fabric, thread, buttons, beads, corsage pins, felt, paper, cardboard. 36" H x 12" D x 12" W
Sometimes the fabrics were stacked to form monochromatic flowers or flowers with contrasting color layers.
Dolores Slowinski
Garden of Human Variation, Blue Side, detail, 2024
Fabric, thread, buttons, beads, corsage pins, felt, paper, cardboard. 36" H x 12" D x 12" W
This image focuses on another leaf of text in this sculpture that combines fiber art with educational information.
Dolores Slowinski
Garden of Human Variation, Red-Pink side, 2024
Fabric, thread, buttons, beads, corsage pins, felt, paper, cardboard. 36" H x 12" D x 12" W
In this image you can see another leaf of text and the variety of yo-yo sizes used to form the flowers.
Dolores Slowinski
Garden of Human Variation, Red-Pink side detail, 2024
Fabric, thread, buttons, beads, corsage pins, felt, paper, cardboard. 36" H x 12" D x 12" W
Another text leaf of educational information nestled in with yo-yo flowers.
Dolores Slowinski
Garden of Human Variation, Yellow-Orange side, 2024
Fabric, thread, buttons, beads, corsage pins, felt, paper, cardboard. 36" H x 12" D x 12" W
This is the fourth side of the fabric sculpture.
Dolores Slowinski
Garden of Human Variation, Yellow-Orange side, detail 1, 2024
Fabric, thread, buttons, beads, corsage pins, felt, paper, cardboard. 36" H x 12" D x 12" W
Garden of Human Variation presents information in a colorful, and non-judgmental manner to draw people in to enhance their understanding of themselves and others.
Dolores Slowinski
Garden of Human Variation, Yellow-Orange side, detail 2, 2024
Fabric, thread, buttons, beads, corsage pins, felt, paper, cardboard. 36" H x 12" D x 12" W
This text leaf acknowledges the purpose of this sculpture and the role that Kofi Adoma and her explanatory text played in inspiring and contributing to this work.
