International Folk Art (MOIFA). After two ful
days, he informed me that he wanted to develop a carpet collection from each museum–one hand knotted and made in Nepal, the other hand tufted and made in Thailand. From MIAC, Kyle chose to focus on the fine lined patterns of the Ancestral Pueblo pottery and their modern interpretations made by the skilled potters of Acoma Pueblo. From
MOIFA, he chose to focus on a series of
darning samplers, made in the 1700s, from Germany and the Netherlands.
What I find most interesting about Kyle’s designs is that he considered the four “M”s I outline below (maker, motif, method, and material) and reinterpreted the material with astounding creativity.
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Final product, left to right above:
Flocks & Florals Mighty Mini Dress, School of Fish Print Pocket Tee, & Adobe Geo Mighty Mini Dress -- all by the Tea Collecction.
Local models: Isleta Pueblo kids.