Desert Appliqué

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Desert Appliqué

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Artist Léa Donnan takes ornamental needlework into the natural environment by staking shelters made of salvaged pieces of crochet into the ground in an enigmatic work called Desert Appliqué.

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These works were installed in Joshua Tree, California, for arts organization High Desert Test Sites, but Donnan has done more salvaged crocheted works in a series called Shelter.

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0 thoughts on “Desert Appliqué

  1. karenashburner says:

    Wow. That is lovely. I am moved to do something similar on my farm.

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