Paloma Barhaugh Bordas

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Flags Bags Quilts Patches

This piece was a slow process of searching and reflecting; looking for the right amount of rhythm, pattern, and resonance. Ultimately (9 dye baths and a kimono heirloom later) resulting an intense visual vibration. Scroll further for some of the panels I made while in the planning stages. I'm excited to be exhibiting this piece and the accumulation of matter that went into its making, slated for Spring 2026 at St. John Fisher University.

Quilt for Care, Healing and Connection
2024-25
Hand-dyed silk, linen, cotton, and my step-grandmother’s kimono

Sample panels I made in preparation and as tests for Quilt for Care, Healing and Connection.

Trans Flag, 2023
36 x 84
Fabric

Sappho Room Quilts, 2020
Collaboration with Christy Gast, 2 quilts
62 x 62
Cyanotypes, indigo, cochineal, silk, and cotton.

Barn Quilt, 2021
64 x 64
Dye sublimation on mesh, cyanotype on cotton

For Web-Weavers, 2023
24 x 70
Mixed fiber materials

For Walking at Night, 2023
20 x 80
Cyanotypes, cotton and lace

Transition Bags
Dye sublimation on canvas and leather straps
Available for sale, $200

Flagging for Trees, 2020
20 x 20, set of 9
Monoprints on hand-dyed indigo hankies

Un-named, un-numbered patches and distributable graphics on fabric. Prints for connection, proud identification, protest, and advocacy.