Madison based visual artist Liz Light began sewing patchwork textile compositions under the moniker BIG TUB in 2023. BIG TUB started as a refreshing shift from a many years long painting practice, offering new ways to explore color, shape, and spontaneity. Initially using fabric scraps and other materials immediately on-hand in the home, Liz now sources all fabric (and canvas stretcher frames) second-hand, making each work an assemblage of past-life objects such as bedsheets, napkins, curtains, and clothing. Liz’s work examines the interplay between improvisation and control, scarcity and abundance, familiarity and anonymity. As a practice of both making and sourcing, BIG TUB contemplates the lifespan of textiles and making materials.
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