panels
sum parts, deconstructed
i wanted to capture individual cells of my larger sum parts pieces. i did this both to create more affordable pieces and to create an opportunity for others to put pieces together to create the sum of their own parts. i mounted the pieces on birch panels so they feel finished as individual pieces.
remnants
remnants 10, 11 +12 • each is approximately 18" x 24"
remnants originally fell free like tapestries. i wanted to give these some depth and heft. i found a carpenter at gardenville station who perfectly implemented my vision. i love how they stand out from the wall and the plywood lines.
cracked open
cracked open #8 • 18" x 18"
cracked open 1, 2 + 3 • 8" x 8" • sold
cracked open 4, 5 + 6 • 6" x 12"
there are times when i walk through this world feeling like i am wearing impenetrable armor. feelings don’t come in or go out. i lose connection to community, friends and family and feel very much alone.
when this happens, i crave connection and belonging. i want to see and be seen. i want to shed my armor. i want to be cracked open.
during one of these moments, i created this series. i photographed sidewalk cracks for inspiration. bits of green emerging through concrete to take in light, water and air. small cracks spider webbing then growing larger.
influence + remanence
influence + remanence • 30"
i lost a dear friend. her death was wrong. she died way too young. at her memorial, another friend spoke about remanence; the existence of a being, force, vibration long after the thing that was, forced or vibrated is gone.
i made remanence by patch-working warm pieces of felt then cutting out the repeated hourglass shape to indicate the force that is gone. this left me with a warm patch-worked hourglass shape (are you still with me?) i loved that cut out and used it to make a companion piece; influence.
