Christy Strickler

Multitasking From a Woman’s Perspective, 2024

cotton thread, fabric and acrylic paint on canvas 24 cm x 30 cm

Set against a cartoon-like backdrop, this scene depicts Western Culture’s obsession with productivity. She must use her time to do it all: work, better herself, socialise and be a caregiver. Stitching is used to pull the fabric around her forehead into furrows. Frayed Fabric represents her mental state. Multiple, disproportionate limbs represent how she must warp herself to fit into social norms. This piece was originally created for the Time Exhibition for the SDA New Zealand Regional group.

Christy Strickler

Multitasking From a Woman’s Perspective, 2024

Christy Strickler

Contemplating Transformation, 2024

fabric, acrylic paint, watercolor paint, cotton thread, glass beads 60x70 cm

This piece depicts a woman contemplating the stages of her life as she undergoes the changes of middle age. The figure is stitched using freehand embroidery on the sewing machine. Details were added using acrylic and watercolor paints. The flowers and necklace were cut from custom made fabric designs and then embellished with glass beads. The custom made fabric was created from images of my previous artwork. I used design software to manipulate photos of my work to create new patterns for the fabric, essentially creating custom collage pieces from my previous art. I consider this to be a new evolution of my work and will be using a photograph of this piece to construct new designs for more custom fabric. Each generation of work grows from the previous generation. The only act of destruction is in the cutting and manipulation of the fabrics. I am submitting this piece for the Material Flux call.