Rachel Beckman » Weaver & Textile Designer

What we do at Craft School (II)

What we do at Craft School

Lancaster

Hannah and a loom

Story Time!

Just a little .gif fun to give you a taste of my storytelling at the loom performance this morning. More information and pictures to come.

The Bareback Rider

The Bareback Rider
Handwoven cloth, braiding, beading, digital print on bamboo twill

For my thesis I am focusing my historical research and response to the circus at the turn of the century and the effects of industrialization and Victorian society on the readings of the female circus performer in the context of the spectacle (idealization and scandal). My interest is centered around the body of the performer, how the body is viewed, and the idea of envy surrounding the feats of the body found in the circus. There is a solemnity to the narrative that comes from my own body standing in for the performer and my own struggle with body image and beauty.