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About Mary Farmilant:

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After a 30-year career in nursing, I returned to a childhood passion that I never knew could be an option for me. My photography practice has brought me here. In addition to docugraphic studies of space and place, I also create unique abstract designs as wearable art.
 
I am a woman with a past. I spend a lot of time there.  To direct my focus on the future, I have taken elements of my old photographs, deconstructed them and reassembled them into novel tessellations. The project took on a life of its own as I manipulated fragments of existing images, emphasizing shape and color to explore all the visual possibilities. I ultimately select one design from each of these sketchbooks to print on silk, a fabric with a flowing nature that adapts to the shape it surrounds. The scarves are about the possibilities of light, shape and color, basic ingredients of the visual experience.  These scarves bring a fresh sense of design possibility to the world of fashion, wearable art -- where function meets elegance. 
 
My textile designs can be viewed at maryfarmilant.design and my photography at maryfarmilant.com.  Follow me on Instagram @maryfarmilantdesign and @maryfarmilant.

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21850 N. Riverwoods Rd.
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