Crafts CouncilDirectoryMarilyn RathboneEquivalent IXAboutEquivalent IX consists of nine sets of nine counters, each set a different colour, that can be laid out in different configurations. An homage to Carl André's "Equivalent VIII", André's work champions bricks whereas mine celebrates buttons. Each counter consists of two shirtwaist buttons, blanket stitched together. Shirtwaist buttons were a new style of handmade lace button that became popular in Edwardian times because they could withstand the rigours of “modern” laundry practices.Marilyn RathboneWorthing, EnglandEquivalent IX, partly set out, Marilyn RathboneInstructions: Lay the coloured counters out, at a tangent to one another, to form different shapes and patterns.Equivalent IX, unpacked, Marilyn RathboneMaterials: brass curtain rings, hand-dyed silk thread, information booklet, handmade boxEquivalent IX, close-up detail, Marilyn RathboneEquivalent IX, unpack sequence, Marilyn RathboneIf you would like to see a video of me unpacking, setting out, rearranging and re-packing Equivalent IX, there’s one in my video section.Equivalent IX, set out, Marilyn RathboneEquivalent IXAboutEquivalent IX consists of nine sets of nine counters, each set a different colour, that can be laid out in different configurations. An homage to Carl André's "Equivalent VIII", André's work champions bricks whereas mine celebrates buttons. Each counter consists of two shirtwaist buttons, blanket stitched together. Shirtwaist buttons were a new style of handmade lace button that became popular in Edwardian times because they could withstand the rigours of “modern” laundry practices.Marilyn RathboneWorthing, EnglandEquivalent IX, partly set out, Marilyn RathboneInstructions: Lay the coloured counters out, at a tangent to one another, to form different shapes and patterns.Equivalent IX, unpack sequence, Marilyn RathboneIf you would like to see a video of me unpacking, setting out, rearranging and re-packing Equivalent IX, there’s one in my video section.Equivalent IX, unpacked, Marilyn RathboneMaterials: brass curtain rings, hand-dyed silk thread, information booklet, handmade boxEquivalent IX, set out, Marilyn RathboneEquivalent IX, close-up detail, Marilyn RathboneMore from Marilyn RathboneProjectWaterhouse Natural History Art Prize, South Australian Museum, Adelaide, 2009ProjectSix Degrees of SeparationProject100 Metres DashProjectThe British Textile Art Exhibition 62@50, Tokyo, Japan, 2014ProjectBauhaus BraidsProjectPi in the SkyProjectVlieseline Fine Art Textiles Award for Most Innovative use of Textiles, 2019ProjectRibbonacci