Luke Haynes, Textile Architect

If you've attended the Mad Homes exhibit at 711 Bellevue on Capitol Hill, you've most likely stepped foot in to a living room like no other--a room lined floor to ceiling with hundreds of articles of clothing salvaged from Goodwill by some crazy person with seemingly nothing but time and a staple gun on their hands.  

That crazy person is Luke Haynes, a quilt maker with a background in architecture who's more interested in the function and structure of his quilts than patterns sewn together to form a blanket. He may have time on his hands, but it seems most of it is spent working on his projects. With mere days left before moving to New York for a five-month residency on Governor's Island, Haynes is working harder than ever, his 12-foot long industrial sewing machine still churning away at all hours of the day with no intention of packing for his trip.  

Haynes' intricately designed quilts are works of art that explore the spatial relationships between various materials and shapes. His works are both functional and visually appealing on multiple levels, drawing in the viewer with three-dimensional designs and vivid colors. Whether or not Haynes returns to Seattle, he'll continue pushing his work to new levels.  For more information about Luke Haynes, check out his website: http://www.lukehaynes.com/