PATCHWORK PAPERS (2023)
From a series of “found color” collages.
6 inches x 6 inches.
JEAN TOURY'S NIGHTSHIRT (2021)
A French Resistance fighter perished in a German concentration camp. His nightshirt survived and made its way to America with his granddaughter, eventually ending up for sale at the Santa Cruz Flea Market, where I found it. After learning pieces of his story, I embroidered the vital statistics of his life and death.
Wool and cotton shirt c.1920, wool embroidery thread.
COMBINED NOTIONS (2023)
An assembly of home sewing notions.
Dritz transfer paper, Preskloth, sewing thread, wood backing and frame.
23 inches by 16 inches.
VESTIGES I-IX. (2020)
Nine cloth layers recovered from an old wooden ironing board reveal rhythms of care and attention, and moments of calamity and loss.
Washed, stabilized, pressed and sewn to cloth collars on vintage wooden hangers.
58 inches x 168 inches.
TOGETHER APART, MORE OR LESS (2022)
This hanging scroll, handwoven from deconstructed silk neckties in the Japanese weaving tradition, Sakiori, narrates the trajectory of a long relationship. The four panels record a dialogue of opposition, contrast, integration and embrace.
Silk neckties, cotton warp.
26 inches x 23 inches.
BACKPAD (2021)
Twined backpad, made from strips of salvaged men’s dressed shirts, borrowing from the Japanese folk textile Bandori. Traditionally used to cushion the back when carrying bundles, this translation speaks to the weight we carry in daily life.
Cotton cloth, rope.
40 inches x 19 inches.
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No. 7
No. 21
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LINT DRAWINGS (2016-2023)
This series of 42 lint drawings from traces and leavings of studio work.
Silk and cotton thread lint on adhesive backing, mounted on rag board.
11 inches x 13 inches each, framed.