Statement
Much of Applegate’s art is created with dyed stockings stuffed with polyfill. Early pieces include resin chairs covered with hundreds of brilliantly colored nylon stocking balls.
After the chairs, Applegate began creating wall hangings using much of the same materials. Her latest pieces, Three’s Company and Do What? are both kinetic and participatory. They are created using flexible wire that is covered in fabric. The heads are made of stockings, fabric and polyfill. The pieces are designed to be reconfigured by the viewer. They will sway when a fan is directed on the them.