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Decorative domestic surfaces become sites for storytelling, replacing familiar patterns with imagery pulled from the lives of Lizzie Borden, Tonya Harding, and Martha Stewart, three American women accused of crimes. This thesis questions how women’s lives can be reduced and consumed, and transforms the domestic space into a site of narrative tension and interest.

Flat lay photos by Chelsea Foster

Patterns of Behavior

Blaise Leone

Exhibition Overview

Abstract Card

Lizzie Borden Lamp 
Coordinating lamp and Lizzie Borden wallpaper

Martha Stewart Install
Exhibition view of Martha Stewart plates, ceramics, and wallpaper

Tonya Harding Install
Close up of Tonya Harding portrait plate

Portrait Plates
Portrait plates, left to right: Lizzie Borden, Tonya Harding, Martha Stewart 

Martha Stewart Plate Set

Martha Wallpaper and Ceramics

Tonya Harding Plate Set

Lizzie Borden Plate Set

Lizzie Borden Sculptures

Ceramics Overview

Exhibition Side View
Side view of exhibition

Girl Behind the Work, in Front of the Work

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