photos by Jack Cusumano Over the past few weeks local art collective Thread have been treating Orlando to Threesome, an art show in three pieces.  The third and final installment, which took place on November 11th, featured submissions from Melissa Diaz, Jen O’Malley and Tupelo, and C.A. Wompler, submissions which ranged from photography to mixed media to bedroom installations. The whole ordeal took place in a little house on Shine Ave. near downtown, at once making it intimate and inviting, although understandably cramped.  Cars were linin’ down the proverbial block to see what Thread got.  Even biclists rolled up and parked on the lawn to come in and partake in some evenin’ culturin’. Entering the house visitors found themselves amidst pieces by Wompler, O’Malley and Tupelo.  Wompler’s photos present rooms of a house populated by tipped over chairs and peculiar 3D constructions.  One piece contained a photo from which rectangular holes had been removed, allowing fragments of a second photo to show through form underneath.  O’Malley and Tupelo’s collaborations consisted of shooting range targets with silhouettes of children where one would ordinarily expect find a silhouette of an anonymously threatening “enemy”.  Bullet holes riddle each target, but only at their legs.  Their faces were covered by squares of patterned cloth that look as if they could be part of children’s bedspreads. In the back bedroom Diaz constructed a dreamlike installation.  Multicolored strands of yarn covered every inch of the bed, with strange lumps appearing in places.  Protruding from the walls and floor were three dimensional constructions of what seemed to be wire and thin fabrics with eerie lights emitting form their centers.  In one corner these materials were used to construct a shrine with more strange, bulbous lights resting on its top. And in the kitchen: food and beers, plus some wine, so this reporter was quite content.  Wrapping up Thread’s three part presentation, this show presented some ambitious and well executed ideas and paired them with an intimate environment that complimented their aesthetics.  The free beer didn’t hurt either. Story by Jack Cusumano MORE INFO: Thread