Acoustic Art: Rags to Richness
I cannot remember not knowing how to knit, and when a perfect storm of inspiration in the form of seeing braided and hooked rugs at the State Fair, a rug made from t-shirts in Alterknits, and Mason-Dixon Knitting’s spiral rag rug, a new art form came to life in this studio.
How to Purchase a Rug
My rugs serve two major purposes in your home: as an area rug at the side of a bed or favorite chair, or mounted on the wall, particularly in rooms that have reverberation or echos. The high ceilings and great rooms popular in newer homes have large areas of wall which reflect sound, causing distracting echos and reducing privacy. Functioning similarly to an acoustic wall panel, these rugs will soften the harsh edges of sound waves, making it easier to hear conversations in the room, and harder for your children to hear your private conversation from the next room.
Rugs mounted for wall display do not have a noise reduction coefficient rating; those tests cost several hundred dollars and would need to be repeated for each rug separately. However, the waitstaff at the Carolina Brewery (a restaurant built from concrete block, with almost no upholstered surfaces) in Pittsboro, NC, noticed the difference immediately when I hung a show with Joel Howell, filling the room with his paintings and my rugs displayed in pairs. “You can hear yourself!”
Available Rugs
Black & White & Red floating square, 33" x 33",
$750.00
Teal & Olive floating square, 46" x 45",
$1290.00
Blue & Yellow Tessellation, 26" x 42",
$450.00
Pink & Yellow Log Cabin, 35x56",
$990.00
Black and White and Gray Spiral, 46",
$990.00
Pastel Plaid, 38" x 42",
$750.00
Purple Olive Teal Ruby, 34" x 52",
$890.00
Red Orange Spiral, 24",
Peach & Green Diagonal, 40" x 59",
$1390.00
Square Spiral, Brown; 41",
$990.00
Black and White and Blue Log Cabin, 38" x 42",
$990.00
Square Spiral, Purple & Green, 40" x 59"
$1350.00
August, 41x41", $990.00
Red & Gray Spiral, rug only, 24", $190.00
Red Stripes, 23" x 31", $390.00
Pink & Green Ladder, 34" x 60", $1450.00
Blue & Brown Spiral, 36",
$590.00
Pink Swish, 24" x 28",
$300.00
Knitted rugs are made from 100% post-consumer, locally-sourced upcycled fabric (old clothes) which is washed, dried and then sliced. The rugs can be machine washed in cold water and tumble-dried.
How to Buy a Rug
The rugs on this page are available for sale, ideally through a gallery located near you. To purchase a rug, send me an email, giving only your receiving address (no payment information) and preferred carrier. I will arrange to have the gallery nearest your location handle the next steps of the purchase.
Sales tax of 7.75% is collected for rugs delivered within North Carolina.
Please feel free to call me during business hours at 919/395-5148 (Eastern time zone = New York City) if you have any questions.