The English translation:
 

Thread is Dolores Slowinski’s pencil.

by Dorothé Swinkels

Thread is the primary drawing tool of the American artist Dolores Slowinski.  In her work, she explores its use and embroiders her abstract drawings on paper. She prefers to work on paper because it is sturdy enough to hold without collapsing.  Only when viewed up close can it be seen that her "drawings" are made with thread.

Material is her motive, Dolores says: "When I see threads, pieces of paper, I want to touch them.  I want to thread a needle and get to work."

The starting point of each work from the series discussed here "An Effervescent Universe of Stitched Phenomena" are the self-designed patterns embroidered on perforated cross-stitch paper she had from a previous project.  Instead of throwing it away, she challenged herself to reuse it in a creative way.  She lets it be her starting point, lets it "bleed" at the edges in the background and uses a different pattern for each new color. The sewn shapes or textures in one piece can inspire another work.
 
Dance

"Actually, my method is a bit like improvised dance," says Dolores. "I invite the paper and the thread to participate so that the dance begins. I work intuitively, without a preconceived plan, do not use a sketchbook, correct any errors while working, certainly do not want to make a sketch in another material beforehand to execute it in thread. Thread is my line: why put a pencil first? I choose the paper, the thread in whatever color, but I never know what will appear on that sheet of paper. "
That is the surprise element that Dolores likes most about her work.
 
Use of color
 
"I challenge myself to work with colors that I find unattractive"

She says about her use of color: "I am attracted to bright colors, but I often challenge myself to work with colors that I find unattractive, colors that I would normally not want to work with, or sometimes just black, white and gray. I think it's a good exercise to get out of my comfort zone and when the discomfort changes into comfort, I challenge myself again. I don't want to become complacent in my work.