Kaman began to explore the difference between sewing with the machine versus the slow process of building the artwork by hand-sewing. She found that the slower process allowed for a completely different kind of construction, that the piece evolved as it was created in a much more structural way. Rather than approaching the work from the idea of sewing pieces sewn on top of a base of fabric, this work evolved from stitching pieces together. By hand-sewing each piece of fabric to the next, the works became more like creating puzzles, almost a game to find what works together toward an unseen end. There is less of a narrative story and more of a graphic quality that comes about as well, letting the materials be the star of the show.
These works are often presented very simply on the wall without frame or support, to emphasize their structural presence.
Okawa
Giant Steps
Rauschenberg’s Pillow
Schizm
The Way Out
Secret Garden
Patchwork
7 Cups
Fourteen Points Sam Il
Water & Earth
Ugly Beauty
Charlie, Helen, Marci, Me
