Pearl Sijmons is a textile artist whose work is deeply rooted in the belief that we should “appreciate what is already there.” Pearl works with discarded textiles, to give them a new life. She sees clothing as more than waste; it holds memories and stories. She turns old garments into memory pieces. On commission, she creates custom works from personal garments to preserve the clothes and the memories with them. There is nothing that disappears forever if one keeps the memory.

Her goal is to encourage people to appreciate the world around them instead of always longing for more. We often forget the beauty that is close to us. Her works highlight the beauty of our surroundings, she calls her works ‘textile landscapes’. With her vibrant, abstract representations of nature, she invites viewers to pause, reflect, and admire what is close by.