Shirel Kabachnik

Bloom

This project deals with my personal development and the process that I went through of love and self-acceptance. I present myself openly and expose myself through the stages I went through in my life, from when I did not value myself to a stage where I discovered myself and loved who I was. I present the process using the technique of gathers in textiles that I created on a blank fabric. The style of gatherings varies in shape and size throughout the project. They start very small in size and then slowly open up and thus simulate the feelings and emotions that I experienced in my life - from feeling shrunken, closed, and incomplete, to having a relaxed and accepting feeling. The color palette is in shades of gray and blue, and it simulates the process through the meaning of the different colors and what each color makes one feel. Materials: pure cotton, wool-like fabric, rubber. Working techniques: free modeling, gathering fabric.