OPEN WORK McKnight Fiber Artist Exhibition, Textile Center MN, Minneapolis, January 15-April 6, 2024 Unspooled I: Abaca paper cast over rope
There has been a dramatic shift in my being. Open Work emerges from a place of resolve and acceptance.
I find the physical and meditative act of making art an emotional release, however, the burden of heavy past themes held my attention. Recently new feelings and emotions are emerging. Having alleviated much of the burden of my trauma, I now have the capacity for happier thoughts.
The nine months spent wrangling rope and forming paper in the studio; creating elements for Open Work was joyful and gratifying. This new work comes from a place of lightness and ease. I sense a new foundation, or inner structure, a sense of secure and confident stability within me, unlike anything I have experienced. I interpret this work as a new beginning, the precipice of a unique time.
Images of Infrastructure: Rik Sferra
Knitted cotton rope
Open Work: Infrastructure with Unspooled I-III in background
Unspooled I-III Cast handmade abaca paper
Unspooled I Cast handmade abaca paper
Unspooled II Cast handmade abaca paper
Unspooled III Cast handmade abaca paper
Unspooled IV-V Cast handmade abaca paper
Open Work: Infrastructure Cotton rope arm and gauge knitted
Open Work: Infrastructure Cotton rope arm and gauge knitted with Unspooled in background
Open Work: Infrastructure Cotton rope arm and gauge knitted
Open Work: Infrastructure Cotton rope arm and gauge knitted
Unspooled detail Abaca paper cast of knitted rope
Rope cast in abaca paper; back side
Unspooled detail Abaca paper cast of knitted rope
1000' spools of weeping cord(cotton rope)
Working things out in the studio
