How Art Heals-WEB

40 Merill Comeau. Family of Origin (entire installation), 2017. 77” × 93” × 73” Materials: decon- structed clothing, embellishments (sticks, hair, grommets, lace, weights, oak tag labels), vintage hang- ers, garment rack Techniques: indigo dyeing, rusting, painting, stitch resist- ing and composting fabric, hand-stitching Photo by Will Howcroft Merill Comeau. Family of Origin: Straight Laced , 2017. 48” × 36” Materials: discarded shirt, hair, thread, needles, wood hanger, label Techniques: hand-stitching, assem- bling mixed media Photo by Will Howcroft