Text in Textile: The Varied Work of Fanny Viollet
March 21-April 28, 2000
(Click thumbnails for a large view of the pictures)

Ariadne's Journal, 1985
Pieces of wool, thread and string rolled into pellets

Bookbinding (On the Writings of J. Prévert), 1983
Multi-colored taffeta embroidered with words taken from Prévert's book

Alphabet Primer 666, 1982
36 page book, paper pages in arch design, white canvas, and embroidered letters in red cotton

Bridal Veil, 1996
Hand sewn/machine embroidery on polyester and rayon

Embroidered Postcards, 1997
Hand and machine embroidery on commercial postcards

Four Latches to be Lifted: A Poem by René Char, 1985
Cotton handkerchief, machine embroidered in red thread

Germain's Chemise, 1995
White cotton shirt, cut in half and quilted with red rayon thread

Palette, 1996  
Mulitcolored thread

Memories I, II, III & IV 1985, 1986
Embroidery in red cotton thread on white cotton fabric

Pay Attention to What Books Don't Tell You, 1994
Embroidered book, bits of collected threads

Sewing Book 1994
56 page book, embroidered linen

Reliure, 1983  
Bookbinding, taffeta bands

That's Why the Earth is Round, 1998
White quilt with invisible thread; text is the beginning of the Book of Genesis

The Beautiful Sleeper, 1999
Woman's shirt, linen, colored thread

The Chair, 1997
Synthetic tissue, fabric w/simulated gold and colored thread

The Image of the Letter (total of six pieces), 1993
Canvas, embroidered letters, violet ink

Time flies, 1993
Oak leaves and vinyl

Bookbinding, 1997
Linen decorated with flowers

The Dance, 1995
Sewing machine embroidery. Red thread on tin foil.

The Triptych, 1996
Mixture of threads of different colors and water-soluble support.

Bookbinding, On My Works, Annette Messager 1989
Bookbinding/cover knitted in black mohair wool

Biblioptere, 1995
Album consists of 20 pages. Cover was formed by a mechanical needle which followed a pre-established pattern/design

Memories I, 11, 111, & IV (4 Pieces), 1985-86
Embroidery in red cotton thread, cross-stitch on white cotton fabric

Fanny Viollet has Nothing to Prove, 1985
Red thread sewn on vinyl and paper, torn around the stitches

This Little Pink Book, 1985
26 pages of old pink cloth decorated with a motif of little flowers woven in matching shades

Bedroom # 10, The Bed, 1991
Two white bed sheets and a bolster pillowcase embroidered with red thread

Handkerchief Quotes, Red Thread Series (9 Pieces) 1984
Cotton handkerchiefs, embroidered writing by hand in red thread

Handkerchiefs: Quotes From Mallarme, Stéphane Mallarme (5 pieces), 1994
Creme colored handkerchiefs with lace borders and quotes embroidered in gray and pink

Recovered Hankerchief 1990­1997
Cotton handkerchiefs, embroidered, hand-sewn writing

Hommage to Alice, 1980
Embroidery in red cotton on a white canvas

The Authentic Fanny's 622, 1992
Stitches (piquetures) in different colored threads (text and design) on jeans

The Letter 1982
22 page book made out of white fabric, done in cross-stitch

Bookbinding On Méharées Theodore Monod, 1995
Black fabric, sand and blue paper

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