Category: Professional Work Archives
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History is Left Beneath, Not Behind
Woodcut on repurposed fabric, with appliqué and reverse appliqué stitching; Approximately 12’x7′; 2017 Composed primarily from upcycled proofs from previous print projects, this piece shows my son Levee pulling up earth and exposing the fossil record along with the detritus that will be humanity’s lasting legacy on the planet.
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Keep Up/Keep Out
Site Responsive Installation; Screenprint and natural dyes on repurposed fabric curtains; Two 96″x54″ panels; 2019 “Keep Up” and “Keep Out” is the central dichotomy of the U.S. today. We are conditioned to strive for material success, hoarding our things while hiding ourselves behind baroque walls, carefully contrived avatars, and confident public personas. The McMansion is…
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Anywhere I Lay My Head
Screenprint on repurposed fabric with machine stitching and hand embroidery; Site responsive installation, current arrangement approximately 36″x48″x10″; 2022 This series discusses class by portraying dwellings as symbols of comfort and security. This first series compares the coziness of our house with the bastions of McMansions, symbols of conspicuous consumption and contemporary isolation. Future sets in…
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Spill
Spill; Site-responsive installation (with Hannah Sanders); Crocheted repurposed fabric, appliqué and reverse appliqué stitching, and snaps; 14’x10′; 2017 Spill, Refuse, and (w)rest are from a series of collaborative fibers-based installations with my partner. The series uses craft and humor to investigate notions of domesticity as we come to terms with our complicity in the mess…
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Anywhere I Lay My Head, Version #3
Screenprint on repurposed fabric, appliqué & reverse appliqué stitching, and salvaged plastic grocery sacks;Site responsive installation;Current arrangement approximately 36”x48”x10”;2022 This series discusses class by portraying dwellings as symbols of comfort and security. This first series compares the coziness of our house with the bastions of McMansions, symbols of conspicuous consumption and contemporary isolation. Future sets…
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Refuse
Refuse; Site-responsive installation (with Hannah Sanders); Crocheted repurposed fabric, appliqué and reverse appliqué stitching, and snaps; 2018 Spill, Refuse, and (w)rest are from a series of collaborative fibers-based installations with my partner. The series uses craft and humor to investigate notions of domesticity as we come to terms with our complicity in the mess humanity…
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(w)rest
Installation view at Louise Hopkins Underwood Center for the Arts in Lubbock, TX (with Hannah Sanders); Crocheted repurposed fabric, woodcut, appliqué stitching, free hand machine embroidery, and snaps; 10’x13′; 2019 Spill, Refuse, and (w)rest are from a series of collaborative fibers-based installations with my partner. The series uses craft and humor to investigate notions of domesticity as we…
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Remains
Remains; Site-specific installation (with Hannah Sanders); Woodcut on repurposed fabric with appliqué stitching; crocheted upcycled fabric, woodcarving, and repurposed packing materials; 10’x32’x18″; 2017
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Wean
Wean; Site-responsive installation (with Hannah March Sanders); Crocheted repurposed fabric, reverse appliqué stitching, and snaps; 14’x11′; 2017
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Squeeze
Squeeze; Site-responsive installation (with Hannah Sanders);Crocheted repurposed fabric with reverse appliqué stitching; 72″x48″; 2022
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Exhaust
Exhaust; Site-responsive installation (with Hannah March Sanders); Crocheted repurposed fabric, appliqué & reverse appliqué stitching, and snaps; 8’x9’x4′; 2016
