To Form a More Perfect Union

The UCI Humanities Center is holding several events that touches on the preamble of the U.S. Constitution: “We the people, in order to form a more perfect union...do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America." Drawing inspiration from textiles and the metaphorical significance of actual weaving, I explored how to translate the phrase “To Form a More Perfect Union”. Much appreciated direction from Judy Wu, Ryan Gurney, and Julia Lupton. Thank you to James Dinh for the recommendation.

Human connection and the nature of textiles share a common theme: they’re woven together by intersectionality. The multicolored cascading strands of fabric converge and percolate patterns at each juncture, alluding to how the intersection between individuals can often form something truly beautiful—a connection for new friendships, ideas, and discourse. At other times, connections can also be dissolved through division and disagreements. Regardless of the outcome, every strand and every individual will contribute to a larger picture. The textile—and to a broader extent, humanity—will be better enriched and stronger for it.

For registration of the programs that explores this topic: https://www.humanities.uci.edu/SOH/calendar/event_details.php?eid=9292

Collaged some images together to get a feeling of the art direction, followed by three preliminary sketches/ideas of concepts.

Final image, vectorized for scalability and usability. I referenced on my past experience of working with patterns and also three different books: Tribal & Village Rugs, The Grammar of Ornament, and Modern Patterns of Japan.