Artist : Elana Herzog

Elana Herzog has been stapling textiles to walls for ten years. A strange combination unless you imagine the staples becoming a stitch attaching textile to the wall. What makes her work so endearing is what she does after she's applied thousands of staples to a blanket (I'm guessing she has a strong arm by now). She removes most of the blanket, leaving behind a ghost imprint of the orginal textile and pattern.

Untitled 2, 2001. Cotton chenille bedspread, metal staples, drywall, plywood
91.5 x 84 inches Elana Herzog

Untitled 2 detail, 2001. Cotton chenille bedspread, metal staples, drywall, plywood
91.5 x 84 inches Elana Herzog

I also fell in love with her collage work where she presses together textiles and paper pulp to create some wonderful patterns that remind me of, you guessed it, house lots.

Untitled 2010. Handmade cotton paper and textiles, 16 x 13 inches. Elana Herzog

Untitled 2010. Handmade abaca, textile, 11 x 14 inches. Elana Herzog

 To see lots more of Elana's work as well as many of her impressive installations, see her website here.