Jenny Richie

Rethinking Appalachia: an installation devoted to the ingenuity and heart of Appalachian culture

Jenny is a multimedia artist and designer who focuses on reusing materials, particularly old or unsellable t-shirts. Her thesis work centers on the themes of caring for each other when material comforts are not available or accessible and building community in these circumstances.

Rethinking Appalachia: an installation devoted to the ingenuity and heart of Appalachian culture
wall of reused t-shirts, jacquard, knitting, and fabric scraps.
15'x10'

Circular Knitting Tool
found dowels, reused cardboard tube, duct tape
11x9x8"

Rest 
reused t-shirts and sweater, wire
44” x 34” x 12’