Garden Vases

In the fall of 2021, Molly and Submaterial began a new chapter in our relationship. Molly brought to Submaterial the beautiful vase seen above and creative director David was delighted by it. He believed that her work would be an excellent addition to Submaterial’s spring offerings to residential interior designers, a community we are actively cultivating in 2022 and beyond. This new collaboration has meant that Molly works in our studio one day a week with access to an industrial sewing machine and a more extensive selection of offcut colors. Conversations with staff have yielded a focus on creating vase-shaped sculptures, some meant solely as art pieces and others that have glass inserts to allow for practical use. Each felt vessel is made by creating hand-drawn paper patterns, which are then cut out of the felt, and then machine and hand-stitched together. Created in pairs and trios of motifs or sizes, the collection is richly varied.

Molly knew that her works would be included in the relaunch of our shop during the spring and the shapes and motifs reflect that season. They highlight transformation, not only the transformation of the rolls of felt into our products and resulting offcuts into works of biophilic art but also the transformations of a garden in the spring—the growth of stems, the emergence of monarch butterflies, and the unfurling of leaves. Much as gardens are a place for rest, rejuvenation, and sanctuary, these works bring that same calming spirit into residential spaces.

To read more about the project with Submaterial, view the blog post.