Erin Mison

Erin Mison’s work draws on an evolving and life long desire to understand people. The self-taught artist works predominantly with textiles, using hand operated tufting guns with both natural and synthetic yarn to create ornamental tapestries. Mison’s work explores themes of identity curation, sexuality and socio-cultural anthropology, taking universal, familiar yet private stories and re-telling them in evocative pieces. What began as an introspective analysis of her own seemingly unique and private stories soon shifted towards a focus on illuminating the similarities they had with others. Mison’s work reflects the artist’s desire to connect with the viewer, whether by the tactile nature of her pieces, or the feelings of that come from seeing parts of themselves in her works.

Artwork statement on The adults are talking

The adults are talking depicts a woman sitting at a table beside an open window and talking on her phone. In this piece, Mison captures a moment of comfort and contentment found from sharing quiet, thoughtful moments with another person. Despite their physical distance, the piece reflects the unique kind of vulnerability and intimacy that comes from adult relationships.

This piece is made using wool and acrylic yarn, hand tufted on cotton monks cloth and finished with Belgium felt and cotton twill tape.