Michael Olszewski

2008 · Silk and paper, crochet and crochet variations; appliquéd with silk, plain weaves, some printed, dyed, hole-punched, and discharge dyed and appliquéd with silk, ribbon; embroidered with silk; metal wire wrapped with silk; blocked

75.6 × 74.1 × 5.1 cm (29 3/4 × 29 3/16 × 2 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

2008 · cotton and paper, interlooping (crochet and crochet variations); embroidered with silk and paper, cotton, mercerized cotton, ramie and nylon in variations on long and short stitches and some knotting; leather and ramie in laid work and couching; metal (aluminum?) wrapped with silk and paper secured to the surface with adhesive; blocked; lined with silk, plain weave

75.3 × 74 × 5.1 cm (29 5/8 × 29 1/8 × 2 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

2004 · Two panels: linen, cotton, silk, nylon, polyester, leaf fiber (probably abaca), wool, ramie, synthetic foam, and paper; crochet variations, running stitches and knotting; blocked

48 × 88.6 × 5.1 cm (18 7/8 × 34 7/8 × 2 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

1989 · Silk, plain weave, pleated; appliquéd with layers of silk, plain weaves, some resist dyed, some printed, some dyed; embroidered with silk; blocked

52.4 × 71.8 × 0.7 cm (20 5/8 × 28 1/4 × 1/4 in.); 74.5 × 94.2 × 5.3 cm (29 5/16 × 37 1/16 × 2 1/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago