Tied Up in Red Tape

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TIed Up in Red Tape is an expression of relevancy as we weather the Covid-19 virus storm. Where is everything? Who controls the monetary system?


TIed Up in Red Tape is a mixed media art work woven on a loom. I incorporated upcycled plastic haz mat bags cut into strips and shredded one-hundred-dollar bills, legally obtained fromthe Federal Reserve Bank. Nice and crispy. perhaps counterfeit, perhaps confiscated from the launderers. There is yarn woven into the mix, holding it all together.


I wove this artwork on a 45" counterbalance loom, which is operated manually and with foot pedals, called treadles. Weaving is a complex process, more so than many art forms. It takes weeks and months to produce a quality work of woven art. It is something that I excel at and enjoy. It requires technical skill in combination with artistic vision and discipline. Not everyone can weave.


TIed Up in Red Tape has a companion piece, DIrty Money, listed and sold separately. Each is available exclusively in the Palma Store @PamelaPalmaDesigns.com

Basic shipping is included. Upgraded shipping can be arranged.


TIed Up in Red Tape

16" wide by 28" high. Framed and ready to hang

$2,500

Tied Up in Red Tape

$2,500.00

TIed Up in Red Tape is an expression of relevancy as we weather the Covid-19 virus storm. Where is everything? Who controls the monetary system?


TIed Up in Red Tape is a mixed media art work woven on a loom. I incorporated upcycled plastic haz mat bags cut into strips and shredded one-hundred-dollar bills, legally obtained fromthe Federal Reserve Bank. Nice and crispy. perhaps counterfeit, perhaps confiscated from the launderers. There is yarn woven into the mix, holding it all together.


I wove this artwork on a 45" counterbalance loom, which is operated manually and with foot pedals, called treadles. Weaving is a complex process, more so than many art forms. It takes weeks and months to produce a quality work of woven art. It is something that I excel at and enjoy. It requires technical skill in combination with artistic vision and discipline. Not everyone can weave.


TIed Up in Red Tape has a companion piece, DIrty Money, listed and sold separately. Each is available exclusively in the Palma Store @PamelaPalmaDesigns.com

Basic shipping is included. Upgraded shipping can be arranged.


TIed Up in Red Tape

16" wide by 28" high. Framed and ready to hang

$2,500
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Dirty Money

$2,500.00

Dirty Money is part of my ongoing hand woven, mixed media series, The Money Weavings. The series incorporates a variety of materials, in addition to yarn -- notably shredded one-hundred-dollar bills, US currency.


My fine art is often an expression of social commentary. The use of non traditional materials gives voice to my vision. Dirty Money is hand woven on a complex floor loom. I used cotton and linen yarns, uypcycled plastic trash bags, and thouseands of dollars' worth of shredded currency.


Don't worry, it is legally sourced from the Federal Reserve Bank, new, nice and crispy. We wonder why it was shredded. No you cannot spend it.


Dirty Money speaks to the current political-economic-environmental-societaly systems in a textural manner that exudes mystique and intrigue.


All components are hand woven into the body of the work simultaneously. Nothing is added later. It was woven on a loom over a period of time (weaving takes weeks, months to produce). It is a unique statement piece.


This artwork is 16" wide by 28" long. Famed, ready to hang.


See companion piece, Tied Up in Red Tape, listed and sold separately.

by Pamela Palma Designs
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