Do you struggle with wearing socks?

I have been working on making my perfect sock: a stim to make and a stim to wear. Pulling loops through other loops takes care of my need to move my hands in pattern. There are myriad possibilities when making clothes to fit a form, and it is the consideration of the specific details that gives power to address all the space it can take up. These socks fit my sensory needs.

I wore them to the textile research lab, a meaningful occasion, but nobody noticed the socks inside my shoes and under my trouser hem. The sunlight faded the lemon yellow colour when I put them out on display.

To everyone who has acknowledged the validity of socks.

Baggage Claim (2023)

Hand-dyed silk (2022)

  • A low grey plinth mimicking a baggage reclaim conveyor belt supports a selection of small to medium sized sculptures. At the centre of the image are a pair of pale yellow socks, sitting on the plinth.
  • A pair of pale yellow socks on a grey background. They have a subtle striping and some offset rib texture bands. One is sitting up, the other is laying face down.