Growing up Catholic (including k-12 Catholic school, mass in a grand cathedral on Sundays, participating in all the classes & rituals around Communion, Confession, Confirmation, deeply religious family / Dominican Nun Aunt, etc.) in South Louisiana, I often consider the how the related experiences shaped how I see, feel, and make. The aesthetics of CatholicContinue reading “Exploring Catholic Aesthetics through Contemporary Fiber Art”
Category Archives: Fiber Art & Materials
Artistic Alchemy: Transforming Materials & Self
I create fiber art and found object sculptures, video and site-specific works that explore the interconnectedness between humans, nature, inner worlds and the unseen. My materials include wool, plant fibers, rusted metal, weathered wood, broken glass, and stones. I work slowly and intuitively, using wet and needle felting, hand embroidery, and layering to build textured,Continue reading “Artistic Alchemy: Transforming Materials & Self”
Sense of Place Turns Four: Reflections on an Ecofeminist Art Journey in Northern New Mexico
This summer marks the four-year anniversary of Sense of Place, my ongoing ecological art project rooted in the layered terrain and history of Northern New Mexico. In 2021, I began by gathering discarded materials from the land I steward. This simple act has grown into a complex, interdisciplinary exploration of memory, land use, ritual, andContinue reading “Sense of Place Turns Four: Reflections on an Ecofeminist Art Journey in Northern New Mexico”
Embracing the Mandorla: Fiber Art that Connects Worlds
Winter 2023 was when I really became enchanted with fiber art. I believe this came from years of being in the company of felt sheets. As an early childhood educator, felt seems like an ever-present material. I’ll share more about the evolution of my work in fiber art in a separate post. Here, I wantContinue reading “Embracing the Mandorla: Fiber Art that Connects Worlds”