Jeremy Chase Sanders – Synaesthesia Stitched Modern Weaving
Fig 1: Sanders, J. (2025). Patriarchitecture. Featured in Mr X Stitch.
According to an article via Mr X Stitch, Jeremy Chase Sanders, is a synaesthetic weaver based in San Francisco who experiences letters and numbers as distinct colours—seeing, for instance, the number ‘2’ as red and the letter ‘E’ as green. He carefully dyes his threads to align with these perceptions, embedding coded messages within his textiles.
Jeremy Chase Sanders’ work explores themes of language, identity, and socio-political narratives. In his notable series Fabricating Masculinity: Queer Plaids, he re-imagines tartan patterns by weaving in coded queer slang histories, layering tradition with hidden cultural meaning.
If you’d like to explore more of his work, you can follow along on Facebook [here], or visit his website [here] for deeper insight.
Mark Barrow & Sarah Parke – Textile Painting Fusion
Fig 2: Slenske, M. (2022). Mark Barrow and Sarah Parke reflect on processes in Brussels. Retrieved from Wallpaper.
This New York–based duo blends abstract painting with textile design. Sarah Parke weaves fabrics using CMYK/RGB schemas based on Mark Barrow’s digital colour patterns. Mark Barrow then embellishes the textiles with stippled dots of acrylic paint, creating layered works that dialogue between medium and method. Their process is deeply rooted in perception, abstraction, and sensory interplay.
If you would like to explore more of their art you can visit their website [here].
Why It Matters
These artists transform textiles beyond their material essence—infusing them with sensory context:
- Cognitive Architecture: Jeremy Chase Sanders turns language into wearable code; each fabric carries internalised synæsthetic meaning.
- Cross-Medium Symbiosis: Barrow and Parke’s work merges weaving, digital systems, and painting, blurring boundaries in perceptual experience.
- Art as Perceptual Map: Synæsthesia is used not only as inspiration but as structure—guiding form, colour, and material resonance.
Final Thoughts
Synaesthetic artists working in textiles offer a striking example of art that is as much about perception as it is about visual beauty. Whether weaving colour-coded alphabets or bridging digital designs with paint, their work embodies the rich interplay of the senses and media.
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Fig 1: Mr X Stitch
Fig 2: Wallpaper
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