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ABOUT TIE BABIES
Tie
Babies was created by Marilyn Henrion, an internationally recognized fiber
artist who is represented in the Smithsonian Institution’s
Archives of American Art. and whose fine art works are in museum, corporate and
private collections throughout the world. Her passion for color, evident in all
her work, is now transformed into wearable form through Tie Babies.
This hand-knitted neckwear is a comfortable and attractive alternative to
jewelry and bulky scarves. Brighten up your wardrobe with tie babies….
packable, hand washable, each colorway adds a new look to your wardrobe. Match
your outfit or go wild by creating unexpected color combinations! TIE BABIES
are gender-neutral so, guys and gals…let your creative spirits loose! A
great gift for friends too.
Yarns,
including wool, cotton, bamboo, linen, viscose, and more are lovingly selected
from manufacturers and hand-dying studios worldwide. Each tie is hand-made by
Marilyn Henrion.
ABOUT THE ARTIST
IT
ALL STARTED WHEN…
she
was born in Brooklyn in 1932. Marilyn
Henrion is a life-long New Yorker and a graduate of Cooper Union. She is
represented in the Smithsonian Institution’s Archives of American Art. After
graduating from Cooper Union in 1952, she married fellow-artist and classmate,
Edward Henrion*, a marriage that lasted 64 years until his passing in 2016, and
which produced four children.
During
the 1950’s and ’60’s, Marilyn and Ed were immersed in the art and literary
scene of the era, attending meetings at the 8th Street Club where the abstract
expressionists gathered, holding poetry salons at their Greenwich Village
apartment where the “Beat” poets of the day would read from their work. Marilyn
performed in Claes Oldenburg’s “Happenings” and at the newly-founded Judson
Poets Theatre on Washington Square. Sunday afternoon visits to friend Joseph
Cornell and babysitting by Tom and Clare Wesselmann (then students at Cooper
Union) were part of their lives.
After
retiring from a twenty-year career as Associate Professor/Career Counselor at
the Fashion Institute of Technology in 1989, Marilyn was able to devote full
time to her own creative life. Although she started as a painter in 1952, it
was textiles that spoke to her in a way that paint never did. Upon resuming her
creative work in the 1970’s, textiles became her medium of choice. Initially
working in the “art quilt” genre, the labor-intensive process of hand quilting
added a meditative quality to the aesthetic challenges of creating a work of
art.
Over
the years, Marilyn’s work has continually evolved, with a new body of work
being created for a solo exhibition every two years since 1999. Her works are
included in museum, corporate and private collections internationally. The
current mixed media works still incorporate the textiles and hand stitching
that characterized her earlier work. As an octogenarian with unflagging energy,
the artist still continues to spend most of her time in the studio (when not
traveling to seek new sources of inspiration).
Tie
Babies was created in 2019 to capture the overflow of artist’s obsession with
hand-work and color. When not engaged in creating artworks, sourcing yarns and
hand-knitting these unique items takes over.
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