Cosmic Pillow (ii)

Gabriella Polony Mountain's work includes four major themes. The first three themes are clearly recognizable as the Cosmos, Nature, and Figural works with the fourth theme encompassing history, philosophy, and culture. In her life as an artist, Polony Mountain worked with many different medium including mosaics, weavings, sculpture, stained glass, and repousse. Weaving is a technique used to make textiles by interlacing thread. This technique can be accomplished with the use of an instrument called a loom, or by hand in various methods such as knitting, crocheting, felting, braiding, or plaiting. Polony-Mountain used a combination of loom and hand weaving techniques. And like her weaving techniques, Polony-Mountain used a combination of acrylic, cotton, and wool yarns to create her vibrant textiles. Polony Mountain has transformed a two-dimensional weaving into a three-dimensional object. Both sides of this pillow are created in the weaving form and each side represents a different view of the cosmos. Using her recognizable circular and crescent shapes along with vivid and pastel hues, Polony Mountain contains her cosmos within the measurements of this space.
Small Cosmic Pillow
Small Cosmic Pillow
Inventory
Collection Number
17707
Building
Current Location
Conference Room 311
Floor
3rd
Description
Details
The weaving detail of this pillow depicts a variation of the cosmos as interpreted by Gabriella Polony Mountain.
Framed
No
Width
3 inches
Height
18 inches
Length
20 inches
Donor
Donor Name
Gabriella Polony Mountain
Library Owns
Yes
Permissions
Reproduce the Work in Library publications/publicity, including film or videotape
Yes
Reproduce
Library has Photography Rights
Yes
Photograph
Permit the general public to photograph the work
Yes
Slides/Video