Gallery

"Loss of Comfort"
Used tea bads, thread, polyfil
54 x 75"

"Thread Bare II"
3 x 45"

"Italian-American Catholic Girl 1966"
Gloves, thread

"Thread Bare I"
Sewn thread
11x12"

I recognize my work as being centered on loss or loss of comfort.
In dealing with these feelings I have found that I use obsessive
systems and rituals as coping mechanisms.
My work ultimately brings me full circle in that I am responding to
the many issues that come up in a woman's
life: marriage, motherhood, family, illness, menopause, and a
thousand other issues that surface in the course of a woman's life
cycle. How one deals with things that turn up is different for each
of us. My answer is the same in all phases of my life, and that is
to make art that deals with trying to find comfort in an
uncomfortable world.

Joanne R. Luongo, 2008

"June Cleaver, After the Fall, 1969"
Cotton, strapping, velcro, buckles

"Prickly Panties"

"Thread Panties"
Sewn thread

"Ballerina Girl"
Paper, wire, cotton, tulle,
wood, ink
6x6

"Simplicity Girl"
Paper, wire, wood
6x6

Cover (Actual)

"The Bakersfield Five"

"Elsie Clara"

"Mrs. George Peck"

"Little Miss 'Sew & Sew'"

"Emily 'Lucky' Harwell and
sister Beatrice Anne"

"the Four Teas"

"Lucy didn't know how
to Dance"

All pieces are mixed media (mostly paper) and
are 5 x 8", except where noted.

"Peek-a-Boo Panties"
Crocheted plastic bags

The inspiration for the following series of collages came
from an old book I discovered at my mom's house entitled
"Patsy Carroll's Stories for Girls". It was written in 1935 by
Grace Gordon, and the pages are what hold the work
together...literally.

" #285: Date"
Shoes, 1,225 sequin pins, faux fur