{"id":14291,"date":"2019-09-20T12:25:33","date_gmt":"2019-09-20T16:25:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/textiles.ncsu.edu\/news\/?p=14291"},"modified":"2024-05-29T12:49:05","modified_gmt":"2024-05-29T16:49:05","slug":"staff-spotlight-bailey-knight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/textiles.ncsu.edu\/news\/2019\/09\/staff-spotlight-bailey-knight\/","title":{"rendered":"Staff Spotlight: Bailey Knight"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n
By Cameron Walker<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Indigo, madder root, cutch, Osage orange, cochineal. <\/span>Department of Textile and Apparel, Technology and Management<\/span><\/a> (TATM) studio and lab technician <\/span>Bailey Knight<\/span><\/a> uses these natural dyes to create her vibrant, textural fiber art, which ranges from hand-printed garments and wearable art to large wall pieces.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cColor in the human life has always been a complex and prevalent need \u2013 it evokes emotion, and has created associations specific to cultures and individuals,\u201d said Knight on her <\/span>website<\/span><\/a>. \u201cIn most of history, color has originated from naturally occurring materials. When synthetic dyes were industrialized in the 19th century, the use of natural dyes dissipated in a society quickly industrializing. In a world of fast fashion and mass production, we have been blinded by cheap consuming and often forget how the earth has shaped the things we wear and the textiles we use.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n An artist from a young age, she was drawn to textiles early. She realized that when she painted, she was mainly interested in the ways she could create texture on the canvas. It was this attraction to texture that sparked her pursuit of a career in textiles. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cMy grandfather worked in textiles,\u201d she said. \u201cHe designed some yarns [working near] Shelby, North Carolina, so it was really kind of sweet when I started realizing that I was falling into textiles.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n