{"id":9728,"date":"2026-07-24T16:29:57","date_gmt":"2026-07-24T16:29:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/angulo0.com\/?post_type=creators&#038;p=9728"},"modified":"2026-08-10T21:03:14","modified_gmt":"2026-08-10T21:03:14","slug":"fernanda-mereles","status":"publish","type":"creators","link":"https:\/\/angulo0.com\/en\/creators\/fernanda-mereles\/","title":{"rendered":"Fernanda Mereles"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"2\">Committed to reuse practices and a deep awareness of the waste we generate, I have long been searching for alternatives where every discarded thread and scrap produced in our own textile studio can find a new application, purpose, or outlet\u2014as part of my responsibility as a creator and producer.<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"3\">Getting rid of what no longer serves us, hiding it from view, is remarkably simple because we live in a system built on throwing things away. But in reality, we don&#8217;t know where it actually ends up once we try to wipe our hands of the concern\u2014if only for a moment.<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"4\">Creating art has always felt attractive, liberating, and natural to me\u2014a fundamental necessity for humanity. Yet, when leading a brand, it isn&#8217;t always easy to dedicate time to those idle moments that art demands for true creation and exploration.<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"5\">Still, living among threads and weaves, surrounded by machines that create every single day, I find it impossible to ignore the constant urge to take what surrounds me and build something new. Driven by curiosity, I feel a deep desire to push boundaries and see how far the textile medium can take us.<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"6\">Textiles are so common, so everyday, so underappreciated\u2014yet so essential. For many, they are hard to value, especially as art. It is difficult for most people to understand how a textile is built: it is a three-dimensional object, yet deceptively flat, making it harder to appreciate in the way one might admire a clay vessel.<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"7\">This first phase of my textile exploration seeks to awaken a sensitivity toward the inherent three-dimensionality of textiles. Fabric is a realm of endless possibilities, and I am thrilled to continue down this open-ended path where design, art, reuse, and a conscious reflection on <i data-path-to-node=\"7\" data-index-in-node=\"283\">how<\/i> and <i data-path-to-node=\"7\" data-index-in-node=\"291\">why<\/i> we create will lead me to explore so much more.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Committed to reuse practices and a deep awareness of the waste we generate, I have long been searching for alternatives where every discarded thread and scrap produced in our own textile studio can find a new application, purpose, or outlet\u2014as part of my responsibility as a creator and producer. Getting rid of what no longer [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":9984,"menu_order":13,"template":"","creator_type":[1501],"class_list":["post-9728","creators","type-creators","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","creator_type-artista"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/angulo0.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/creators\/9728","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/angulo0.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/creators"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/angulo0.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/creators"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/angulo0.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9984"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/angulo0.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9728"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"creator_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/angulo0.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/creator_type?post=9728"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}