NOON OFFICIAL

an artisanal design studio.
[OOS] :: drawing from rituals of antiquity
into future formations.

04–16–02024 (024)
“SETERIA”, 2023
Cotton Gauze, Cochineal, Wool Roving, Mulberry Silk, Eri Silk

an installation that was cropped into 4 designs.

08–16–02023 (023)
“N90S”, 2023
ribbed cotton, cotton gauze, woven cotton, logwood, chestnut, pH shifters

weave seals done by hand during sabbatical in Central America. Currently sold at Sincerly, Tommy [Brooklyn, NY] and Tumbao [Manhattan, NY]

08–22–02022 (022)
“MANTIS”, 2022
ribbed cotton, cotton gauze, indigo, lac

a small selection of hand designed skirts, created in the Summer of 2022.

07–24–02024 (027)
“EXOSKELETON”, 2021
ribbed cotton, cotton gauze, sage burns, indigo, sappanwood, marigold

a reoccurring OUTOFSEAM design.
Initially conceptualized in the Spring of 2021, we carried this design through various iterations.

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^{a chemical, mineral + crystal restoration practice.}
[OO] :: built from intuitive techniques
that conserve materials.

01 pH (001)
“The chemical expression of plant matter was altered to create a variety of colors from one source. These stages signify three distinct forms of transformation of the color scale: light, medium and dark”.

‘Fabric of Spacetime’ - 2025
Water Pigment on Silk Habotai
For Ashley Zelinskie // TORCH Gallery
Amsterdam, NL
114cm x 350cm

02 ALGAE (002)
^{Nannochloropsis, Rhotophyta and Chlorella algae shift color based on the bio-electric communication of light. Through makeshift bio-reactors, yellow and green transpires from ethanol extractions.}

‘SCYTHE’ - 2025
Algae Biocomposite on Cotton Gauze
As Genspace Artist in Residence
Brooklyn, NY
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03 SCOBY (003)
Cellulose Pellicle growth occurred alongside pigment inoculations, both observed and documented. We nursed thin translucent bacterial cellulose material resembling paper, by drying 3-5mm kombucha SCOBY in exposed air and controlled heat.

‘SCOBY’ - 2025
Logwood Colored Cellulose Pellicle
In Partnership with
Microbiologist June Sass
Brooklyn, NY

04 WOOL (004)

KNOT(X) explores biological and cosmological processes by which molecular s0tructures reveal themselves as color. Natural fibers, oil, and ash transform over time by chemical interactions activated by the sun.

‘KNOT[X]’ - 2024
Felt Agitation of Mulberry Silk,
Eri Silk, Cotton Gauze
During Creative Science Cohort at NEW INC
NY, NY
7’ x 3’

05 WOOD (005)^{I conducted field research in Belize during Winter 2024 to locate, process and extract logwood from it’s original sources. The dye from logwood is hematoxylin (C16H14O), extracted by boiling chips in water. Oxidation allow the stages of color production, in addition to mahogany.}

‘Logwood’ - 2024
Independent Field Research
Belize, CA
7’ x 3’

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