This modern day take on “The Lady’s Dressing Room” (a satirical poem by Jonathan Swift) works in the tradition of the anti-romance: a device that contrasts a romantic illusion with gross reality. I contrast the illusion of cleanliness, of perfection, by placing the smooth sinuous curves of the chair directly atop this exaggerated garbage pile of gross reality.

This is an unusual way to design a rug, so I tied it into the typology through material choices.

I printed the composition on canvas fabric and sewed it into a rug. I used a felt rug mat to add bulk and heft to the material, attached through two layers of double sided interfacing and a backing layer of white woven fabric. I experimented with colors and materials for the border to compliment the pattern without drawing too much attention.

I took original photographs and digitally composited them to create a pattern.