About Domenica Queen

I am a Hispappalachian mixed media artist, using heritage textile and fiber art techniques to create heirloom artworks out of waste plastics. My goal with this work is to shift the developed world’s collective view of plastic from “disposable” to “heirloom material” by highlighting its operational life through the context of heritage crafts. Plastic is a “legacy material” even if we treat it as disposable. The pieces I make are geared toward all the thoughtful, curious people who enjoy the unexpected combination and kind souls who aren’t content to let the natural environment be consumed by industry. Plastic is an heirloom material.

My work is heavily influenced by a combination of the skills taught to me mostly by the women in my life and the aesthetics of Catalan Modernism and Art Nouveau. The work is equally likely to feature Gaudi-style mosaics, swirling natural forms, or stitches that would be at home on a hanky your grandmother made.