"Trash Rose" to Treasure 🥀
Erin Daniels
You can call it “upcycling” or “repurposing”, but basically I am a self-proclaimed trash picker. I usually go for a short walk at lunchtime and my husband dreads the days when I walk back in the front door and say, “Are you busy??”. He knows what that means: “I found something on the curb that was too heavy for me to carry home so can you please go pick it up?”!!
So when I came home one day a few winters ago dragging a seemingly dead tangle of roots and stems he wasn't particularly surprised. This sad and discarded plant lovingly became known as the “Trash Rose”. I am happy to report after 2 years she is flourishing in the cottage garden. The luscious wine red is not a color I normally would have chosen but it is in stunning contrast to the golden yellow Coreopsis and magenta Rose Campion that have sprung up nearby. Mother Nature really has the best eye for color
I look forward to capturing this beauty in watercolor very soon!
The infamous “Trash Rose” framed by
exquisite “Orangerie” wallpaper from Farrow & Ball.
I am looking forward to visiting my alma mater, Moore College of Art & Design, this weekend for the opening of the 2023 Alumni Invitational. I will be showing 2 of my hand embroidered pieces apropos of my Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Textile Design. If you are in or around the Philadelphia area this summer do try to pop in and have a look - the exhibit runs through Sept. 1.
By Design: 2023 Alumni Invitational Exhibition
June 3 – September 1, 2023
This year’s presentation celebrates the work of Moore’s alumni who earned degrees in design-based fields including Fashion Design, Graphic Design, Illustration, and Textile Design. Graduates who received their BFA on anniversary years 1963, 1973, 1983, 1993, 2023 and 2013 were invited to submit projects for consideration and the exhibition features work by twelve graduates in a variety of media. The selections demonstrate a mastery of materials over a broad range of practices and reminds us that creative production is an inherent part of life after Moore. These alumni provide inspiration as committed makers both in their professional and personal spaces.
Artists in the exhibition: Niarus Benjamin Walker ’93, Jean Broden ’83, Mary Jo Brown ’83, Erin Daniels ’93, Diane Deery ’93, Renee Derr ’03, Michelle "Shell" Kennedy ’83, Suzanne Kopko ’93, Rachel Lopez Cerrato ’13, Kathy Mueller ’03, Andrea Pinkowitz ’73 and Jessica Robles ’03.
Detail of “Healing Sutra 2”. Hand Embroidery on Vintage Textile.
On exhibit at Moore College of Art & Design through Sept. 1.