Truth Portal Mixed Fiber Freeform Crochet Headpiece, 2024 By Kristi Yapp

I created Truth Portal as an act of direct seeing. The great eye rests on the third eye, a symbol of facing what is real without turning away. Truth is not always gentle. Sometimes it is harsh, exposed, undeniable. Yet clarity is power. To look unblinkingly is to awaken. Behind the eye, bands of Fire and Water move together. Anger and sorrow. Strength and softness. Both rise when we recognize the full spectrum of existence. There is malevolence and there is kindness. There is hate and there is love. Each of us must decide where we stand.

Truth Portal was among my most technically demanding works, requiring more than fifty hours of focused creation. Hand dyed wool is combined with natural and synthetic fibers to build layered structure, movement, and symbolism. Designed as both adornment and invocation, the piece fits a 24 inch head. In these images I am wearing a one of a kind ice dyed rayon dress by the incomparable Bonnie Zimmer, and its luminous color brings forward my real eyes, echoing the gaze of the portal itself.

Materials

Hand dyed wool

Natural fiber yarns

Synthetic specialty fibers

Mixed crochet structures

Hand built freeform construction

Weight and Dimensions

Fits head circumference: 24 inches

Flexible textile structure

Lightweight wearable fiber sculpture

Symbolism

Third Eye: direct seeing, awareness, truth beyond illusion

The Eye: unblinking confrontation with reality

Fire bands: anger, transformation, force, protection

Water bands: sorrow, depth, emotional truth, compassion

Fire and Water together: strength and softness in balance

Circular form: wholeness, consciousness, eternal cycle

Portal: crossing from illusion into clarity

Choice: standing on the side of truth, love, and conscious awareness