![](https://amt.parsons.edu/finearts/files/2021/05/Ella_Emhoff_ChoreCoat-scaled.jpg)
Chore Coat, 2020
Merino Wool, Acrylic, and Cotton Yarns
24” x 28”
![](https://amt.parsons.edu/finearts/files/2021/05/Ella_Emhoff_SwimmingBonnet-scaled.jpg)
Swimming Bonnet, 2021
Merino Wool
9” x 12”
![](https://amt.parsons.edu/finearts/files/2021/05/Ella_Emhoff_BunnyVest-scaled.jpg)
Ella Bunny Vest, 2021
Merino wool
17” x 18”
![](https://amt.parsons.edu/finearts/files/2021/05/Ella_Emhoff_BunnyBonnet-scaled.jpg)
Dog Bonnet, 2020
Merino Wool
8” x 15”
![](https://amt.parsons.edu/finearts/files/2021/05/Ella_Emhoff_SwanVest-scaled.jpg)
Ella Swan Vest, 2021
Merino Wool
23” x 24”
![](https://amt.parsons.edu/finearts/files/2021/05/Ella_Emhoff_-HalfStripeHat-scaled.jpg)
Half Stripe Hat, 2021
Merino Wool
6” x 10”
Creating knitwear and textile pieces is soothing to me in a way which allows me to handle the hard themes of childhood/adolescents that I am exploring. Using techniques like machine knitting, crochet, and hand knitting I create a variety of knitwear pieces such as sweater vests, pants, and various headpieces inspired by my adolescent diary and different relics that I have saved. Most all of my work uses a lot of contrasting pastel colors along with sweet or childish imagery that are only enhanced by the softness of the yarn I use to create a world of color. For my most recent work though that color and childlike wonder is being contrasted with the reality of the childhood that I am trying to recreate for myself now as I grow.