Cotton, metallic yarn, linen upholstered board

23” x 8.5”

2022

This series is comprised of individual woven tape using inkle looms, rigid heddle and tablet weaving to create interwoven masses that are mounted on upholstered amorphous shapes. The tape are organically woven together in plain weave and expand beyond the traditional grid composition. Their asymmetry grows and evolves with each under-over motion. The structured nature of weaving is pushed beyond regular limitations and creates a sense of chaos and randomness when order is the norm. Bishop uses joyful and contrasting color and pattern relationships of each band to direct which way the weaving will grow. With every added band, a new pathway is formed.