In pillow and quilt construction there are many choices. Some pillows and quilts are designed to be touched daily and are soft, floppy and washable. Art Quilts tend to be more the kind you hang on the wall and admire. An Art Pillow is somewhere in between. Chris Nejman's Pillows are primarily designed for maximum visual impact and are neither soft nor washable. They are unique pieces of fabric art. Each make a strong visual and tactile statement and are designed to accent a contemporary living space.
Pick up a CN Pillow and you will find they are heavy and very dense. A properly constructed RA pillow tips the scale at a bit over 4 lbs. Every square inch of a CN pillow top has been manipulated and formed by hand and is embellished with all manner of highly reflective and rich fabric, fibers and custom material. Each Pillow is signed and dated by the artist.
The techniques that can be learned as a by-product of the creation of a CN Pillow are useful in a wide variety of fiber construction projects. Color choices and balance are key and must work with the density and physical characteristics of the fibers called for in each design.
Fabric punching couples with thread and metallic fiber embellishments to build a solid, while multidimensional surface. The rich and often hand constructed trim frames the resulting pillow and with a seductive drape, it will beckon the observer to come and touch the shimmering surface.
Like me, you too can learn to construct these marvelous, Textile Eye Candies and have fun in the process.
