Coping Mechanisms and Visible Mending
Visible Mending is a body of work begun in 2021. The project consists of repeated forms, cigarette boxes, pill bottles, Covid-19 paraphernalia and other substances rendered in a variety of 3-dimensional fiber media. The project uses the same forms and colors and reinterprets and repeats them with varying scales, materials, and display methods.
"Citalopram 20 mg, Hydroxyzine Pam 25mg, Bupropion 300mg" , 2021, Yarn, embroidery floss, cotton, glass beads, found plastic bottles, quilt batting. 12”x 12”x 6”
" Citalopram 20 mg, Hydroxyzine Pam 25mg, Bupropion 300mg", Detail view 2021 Yarn, embroidery floss, cotton, glass beads, found plastic bottles, quilt batting. Embroidery, punch needle embroidery, crochet, sewing, quilting. 12”x 12”x 6”
"Effigies: American Healthcare," Embroidery floss, paper, fiber and thread scraps, approx 12" x 12" x 6"
"Big Box of Cigs", 2021, Various yarns, matboard, quilt batting. Installation variable, box 18”x 24”x 8”
"Substances" , 2021, Yarn, embroidery floss, cotton, glass bottles, plastic tubes, quilt batting. 16”x 18”x 12”