Merill Comeau: The act of stitching

Merill Comeau is a mixed media artist creating installations, murals and garments examining narratives of repair and regeneration.

In addition to drawing and painting, Comeau deconstructs, reconstructs, and alters clothing and linens to disrupt, reorder, and build stories exploring common human concerns. Her use of repurposed materials evidences her concerns of environmental sustainability and the inequitable use of resources.

In this interview, Merill reveals how an adolescence spent kicking against convention soon led her in to the traditional female arena of sewing. And we learn how she expresses her views though stitch and mixed media to create her remarkable sculpture installations and fabric recycled clothing pieces.

Merill Comeau, Ladies of Weir Farm, 84w x 60h. Photo Susan Bryne