Textile
K no wing No Safe Place
K no W Safe Place, 2023
60 x 48 x 48″ canvas, netting, hemp, nylon cotton cord, lace, ribbon, paint, wood
Photo credit: Gene Ogami
Photo credit: Gene Ogami
Photo Credit: Victoria May
Wake me When it’s Over
In Reflection: “Three Sisters And Their Mother” and more
I was thrilled to have a solo exhibition last winter at ReflectSpace Gallery, part of Glendale Arts and Culture, in the Glendale Central Library which opened Saturday January 28th and was on view through March 19,2023.
The show, a dream come true that I did not even know I had, was curated by the wonderful Ara and Anahid Oshagan of The City of Glendale and founders of the gallery..
I was fortunate to have master photographer Gene Ogami document the show.
I share here two images featuring a work entitled, “Three Sisters And Their Mother”, which engages a concept and presentation I am still exploring.
“Three Sisters and Their Mother” (2022), made of canvas, acrylic paint, hemp cord, sunlight and gravity, is approximately 30” x 72”. Its dimensions are variable depending on how it is installed, the intervals of space between the components or sections, the way its ever-tangling cord/string wanders across each section, how high or low to the ceiling or the floor it is positioned, and how much in relief from the wall it is hung. As Eva Hesse once said about a work or works of hers… Can it be different every time…? (paraphrase). Naomi Spector writes beautifully about these ideas as regards to Hesse’s work.
Also pictured are: (below and clockwise from “Three Sisters And Their Mother”)
“I Can’t I Won’t I Will I Do”, (The titular work in the show), 2022,13 x 71.5”, repurposed table runner, acrylic paint, linen thread
“Finally”, (can hang on wall in slight relief), 2022, 48 x 19.5”, canvas, lace, hemp cord, sewing thread
“Excavation of the Interior”, 2021, 12″ x 28″ x 12.5″, wood, mulberry paper, canvas, muslin, watercolor paper, hemp cord, linen thread
Our human connections, gossamer though they may seem, form a tangled web that is always changing, and in some ways unfathomable, but there and always mysterious.
EXHIBITIONISTA: “String Theory” at the Cultural Center of Cape Cod
I am thrilled to participate in:
“String Theory” at the Cultural Center of Cape Cod
Opening Reception Friday, February 9, 5–7pm
Exploring the possibilities within fiber art to showcase the beauty and versatility of the medium.
The exhibition explores the wide range of possibilities within fiber art, including but not limited to weaving, knitting, crocheting, embroidery, and felting. It will showcase the beauty and versatility of fiber as a medium.
SEE THE SHOW HERE!
I will be showing a work that has not yet been exhibited publicly:
Blue Tapestry (Here’s To The Red, White and Blue), 2021, 18.75 x 6.5″,
repurposed placemat, hemp cord, linen thread
(not so) WHITE WEDDING
Studio spotlight on:
WHITE WEDDING
2023
15 x 21.5 x 10.75″,
materials: book board, canvas, muslin, watercolor paper, hemp cord, string, linen thread
What does the term “white wedding” mean to YOU?
K no W Safe Place
“K no W Safe Place”
2023, 60 x 48 x 48″, canvas, netting, hemp cord, nylon cord, cotton cord, lace, ribbon, acrylic paint, pH neutral adhesive, wooden dowel
and elbow grease, commitment, stick to it ness, imagination, vision, strength and love