Crystal Han

Artist at Rhode Island School of Design

Terrapin Collection
Handwoven on the floor loom, incorporating hand-dyed and discarded yarns and threads. Fabric scraps are spun into new yarns.

Imagining a fantastical future for the endangered diamondback terrapin, a species native to Providence, Rhode Island.

Jacketfish
Fabric designed in Pointcarre, woven on the Jacquard loom, hand felted.

A reversible jacket and leg warmer set. Transforming the body to camouflage with the color, texture, and pattern of filefish and the sea floor.

Follow Me Dress
Hand painted warp, woven on the floor loom, hand pleated, Silver Reed SK280 knitting machine.

Silky scarves to tie in your hair or flutter when you dance.

Ginghamfish
Hand painted warp, woven on the floor loom, hand pleated, Silver Reed SK280 knitting machine, hand knitting.

Dress and scarf. What would a fish look like if it evolved in an ocean polluted by textile waste?

Fashion Sketches
Colored pencil, watercolor, gouache.

Circus Chic
Silver Reed SK280 knitting machine, cotton, metallic threads, balloons

This collection began after sketching and collaging about my experiences working children’s birthday parties, and how childhood memories shift in meaning as we grow older. I created a series of knit swatches that culminated in a fully fashioned knit leotard and knit balloon accessories.