Ephemera’s Epilogue: 2026 Collection
Don’t Forget to Write
Collected postcards (e.g., GoCards & Max Racks), repurposed ribbon, staples velcro, 2025
Tag…You’re It! (a)
Collected tags, stretch dress base, staples, thread, tag gun stitches, 2026
Tag…You’re It! (b)
Collected tags, stretch dress base, staples, thread, tag gun stitches, 2026
Not-So-Secret Admirer
Valentines, ribbon, thread, velcro, tape, 2026
Picky Dresser
Guitar picks, stretch skirt base, thread, tag gun stitches, 2026
The One
Uno card decks, stretch mermaid gown base, tag gun stitches, 2026
My Fair Lady/ Big Win
Raffle tickets, bra/stretch dress bases, staples, tag gun stitches, 2026
Big Deal
Playing cards, velcro with adhesive, staples, bobby pins, 2025
Wild Card
Playing cards, velcro with adhesive, removable bra pads, staples, 2025
High Roller
Dice, hot glue (with removable lid), 2026
Money Bags
Monopoly money/pieces, cloth/plastic purse base, tag gun stitches, hot glue, 2026
The Pursuit of Fortune
Collected fortunes, wooden/bamboo purse base, Mod Podge, 2025
Ephemera’s Epilogue Zine
This series of usable art became part of a project for my graduate degree at Johns Hopkins University. This is a presentation about the origins and bones of Ephemera’s Epilogue, originally compiled into a zine, which can be viewed here: https://heyzine.com/flip-book/7a0281acd2.html
Additionally Chloe was interviewed by Tristan Cabello, one of her advisors, about the annual Johns Hopkins MLA colloquium. It can be read here.
About the Artist
Interdisciplinarian and self-taught artist Chloe Dolandis originally crafted her career as a TV host, musician, and voice actor. But as chronic illness surfaced in 2020, she began spending more time out of the public eye and in her art studio.
Dancing at the cross section of installation, fashion, and found object design, her first full collection of pieces, Ephemera's Epilogue, is crafted from various ephemeral items (many of which are often discarded after their initial fulfilled purpose) and consists of several 3D wearables. This bricolage curation provokes the viewer to ask questions about consumerism, commercialism, ableism, advertising, socioeconomic inequality, ageism, gender biases, and racism. Some of the pieces were made over several years’ time, paying tribute to much of her young adult life.
A Southeast U.S. local, she is currently a student in the Johns Hopkins MLA program. Slated to graduate in 2027, Chloe's forthcoming independent study project will focus on the layered impacts of Neuroarts on her own health.