Infant Garment 1986

Barbara Tyson-Mosley made this mixed media artwork, *Infant Garment,* using found materials. It feels like the work came into being slowly, adding layers, shifting, and intuitively placing each element. Looking at this piece, I think about what it must have been like for the artist to collect these materials, to carefully tear the fabric, stain it, and arrange it with such care. The surface of the work has a raw, earthy quality. The combination of textures—the rough wood, the frayed edges of the fabric, the smooth stones, and the charred wood—creates a tactile experience. The orange stripes feel so intentional amidst all this muted color, maybe she was thinking about Gee's Bend quilts? Artists are always talking to each other that way. This piece is a reminder that art doesn’t have to be perfect or polished; it can be about the process of making, of embracing the unexpected, and finding beauty in the imperfect.