Category Archives: craft

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Duality #1: Masculine/Feminine

Duality #1: Masculine/Feminine can be seen as a visual model of how gender expression and identity function in relation to one another. Notions of an ideal male, wholly masculine, or of an ideal female, wholly feminine, are as unrealistic as the mannequins used for this piece. These ideals function as both poles and placeholders, useful and problematic. The knit patchwork unites these forms and places a more nuanced and holistic model of gender onto the rigid binary.

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Duality #1: Masculine/Feminine

Duality #1: Masculine/Feminine can be seen as a visual model of how gender expression and identity function in relation to one another. Notions of an ideal male, wholly masculine, or of an ideal female, wholly feminine, are as unrealistic as the mannequins used for this piece. These ideals function as both poles and placeholders, useful and problematic. The knit patchwork unites these forms and places a more nuanced and holistic model of gender onto the rigid binary.

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D.I.Y.V.I.P. at Home is Where the Needle Marks

My latest installation “D.I.Y.V.I.P.” will be debuting at Pop tArt Gallery as part of Home is Where the Needle Marks, an exhibition of contemporary fiber art. Please do join us for the opening reception Saturday, June 16th 7-11pm The exhibition

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D.I.Y.V.I.P. at Home is Where the Needle Marks

My latest installation “D.I.Y.V.I.P.” will be debuting at Pop tArt Gallery as part of Home is Where the Needle Marks, an exhibition of contemporary fiber art. Please do join us for the opening reception Saturday, June 16th 7-11pm The exhibition

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Anatomical Knit Hood Series

Commissioned by Joyce boutique, I’ve completed five new sculptures that comprise The Anatomical Knit-Hood Series. Each piece (respectively titled Skeletal, Muscular, Cardiovascular, Subcutaneous Fat, and Epidermis/Surface) is based on a different layer of the human anatomy. They reveal that which

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Anatomical Knit Hood Series

Commissioned by Joyce boutique, I’ve completed five new sculptures that comprise The Anatomical Knit-Hood Series. Each piece (respectively titled Skeletal, Muscular, Cardiovascular, Subcutaneous Fat, and Epidermis/Surface) is based on a different layer of the human anatomy. They reveal that which

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L.A. Exhibition at Knit Culture Studio!

I’m thrilled to announce that I’ll be having my first Los Angeles exhibition of the knit skeleton! A new iteration of Transcending the Material will be on display at Knit Culture Studio. Come join us for the opening reception Thursday,

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L.A. Exhibition at Knit Culture Studio!

I’m thrilled to announce that I’ll be having my first Los Angeles exhibition of the knit skeleton! A new iteration of Transcending the Material will be on display at Knit Culture Studio. Come join us for the opening reception Thursday,

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Tasting Cultures: The Arts of Latino Foodways

If you’re in Milwaukee between now and July, come check out Tasting Cultures at the Latino Arts Gallery, where my piece, Transcending the Material is on display. This is your chance to see the knit skeleton in person! March 4 – July

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Tasting Cultures: The Arts of Latino Foodways

If you’re in Milwaukee between now and July, come check out Tasting Cultures at the Latino Arts Gallery, where my piece, Transcending the Material is on display. This is your chance to see the knit skeleton in person! March 4 – July