KIMBY (Knot In My Backyard); Screenprint and laser engraved linocut on repurposed fabric, crochet, and appliqué & reverse appliqué stitching; 56″x48″; 2023
The theme of a covertly interconnected global neighborhood returns in this piece as crochet roots writhe and couple my home with those of my neighbors. The bright colors and loud patterns, like in most of my work, allude to the dangerous and chaotic–though undeniably alluring–artificiality of contemporary life, where we feel at once linked to all the knowledge of the world in our pocket, and utterly isolated from humanity and the planet .