MycoLogic
A wearable-art fashion collection that debuted at the Art2Wear 2017 Fashion Runway Show, Raleigh NC.
This collection is an admiration, an empathy, an obsession, and a romance for the earth, and the magic that it produces. With my dedication to the earth in mind, I hand-dye every fabric solely with natural resources--specifically madder root, osage orange, cutch, and indigo. My interest in texture has led me to experiment with fabric manipulation, in relation to dye and physical structure. After much research and reflection, the results of that work ended up focusing on the investigation of the color and form of mushrooms of the Piedmont area of North Carolina. Seemingly delicate in nature, they possess a hidden strength in their ability to serve as an organic filter, consequently repairing damaged ecosystems. Their active mycelia spread across the surface of the earth in a vein-like pattern. They do all their work, at beautiful service to the earth, just in the act of their own existence. MycoLogic’s inspiration derives from this romantic idea of reciprocity between the fungal kingdom and its parent planet. It initiates an empathetic infatuation with the earth, and expresses such empathy as a form of wisdom.
Photos by Monica Galletto Creative Studio
