Healing has never been a straight line. It ebbs and flows. Here I look back at the progress I have made in both physical wellness and appreciation for my body as it is in each moment. Individually each piece of this tryptic marks an important point within my healing process. Together they speak to the cyclical motion of healing, rejecting the notion that progress happens without interposed reflection.

2018, Free-hand machine embroidery on tulle fabric, hand embroidery on silk organza 5' 5" x 2' -A first step in the visual documentation of my personal journey with self love and acceptance. Here I am gently hovering my hand over my right shoulder, a place in my body that holds a long history of tension, as a way of acknowledging the pain while remaining present and calm. ((Photography by Kimber Harris-Wiegand)

2018, Free-hand machine embroidery on tulle fabric, hand embroidery on silk organza 2' x 6' - Moving beyond simple acceptance to the moment when the protective barriers begin to fade thus providing an opening back to the subtleties of sensuality. This moment of honest vulnerability allows for the deepest healing. (Photography by Kimber Harris-Wiegand)

2021, Free-hand machine embroidery on tulle fabric, hand embroidery on silk organza 4' 1.5" x 1' 5" - A brief moment where I am able to breath and reflect on all my body has been through, providing a phase of relief in the ongoing restorative process. (Photography by Kimber Harris-Wiegand)

2021, Tulle fabric, thread on hand pulled abaca paper embedded with repurposed studio threads, 9" x 11 1/2" (Photography by Kimber Harris-Wiegand)

"Idle Sacrifice" 2020, Tulle fabric and thread on hand pulled abaca paper embedded with repurposed studio threads 4' x 3'6"-Inaction, during times of crisis, can have devastating repercussions on oneself and to those around you. Is the woman in "Idle Sacrifice" neglecting aspects in her life that will lead to her inevitable fall? Or is she willfully ignorant of her own contribution to the tumult below? (Photography by Kimber Harris-Wiegand)

Thread and free-hand machine embroidery on tulle fabric, on hand pulled abaca paper embedded with repurposed studio thread. 2021, 19" x 17" Overwhelmed by internal intensity, I find myself caught in a gravitational pull; oscillating between sensations of dispersion and reformation. (Photography by Kimber Harris-Wiegand)

2022, Tulle fabric and thread on hand pulled abaca paper embedded with repurposed studio threads, 32” x 52” Self-care, true self-care, is mandatory while living with chronic illness. The body is quick to answer avoidance. It’s ever-present aura is both exhausting and impelling. 

2022, Free-hand machine embroidery on tulle fabric, hand embroidery on. silk organza 3" x 4" (Photography by Kimber Harris-Wiegand)

2022, Free-hand machine embroidery on tulle fabric, hand embroidery on silk organza 1.75" x 6.5" (Photography by Kimber Harris-Wiegand)

2022, Free-hand machine embroidery on tulle fabric, hand embroidery on. silk organza 1.5" x 4" (Photography by Kimber Harris-Wiegand)

2022, Free-hand machine embroidery on tulle fabric, hand embroidery on. silk organza 2.75" x 3.25" (Photography by Kimber Harris-Wiegand)

2021, Free-hand machine embroidery on tulle fabric, hand embroidery on. silk organza 2" x 3" (Photography by Kimber Harris-Wiegand)

2020, Free-hand machine embroidery on tulle fabric, hand embroidery on. silk organza 3.5" x 1.5" (Photography by Kimber Harris-Wiegand)

2020 Free-hand machine embroidery on tulle fabric, hand embroidery on. silk organza 2" x 2" (Photography by Kimber Harris-Wiegand)

2020, Free-hand machine embroidery on tulle fabric, hand embroidery on. silk organza 4" x 2.5" (Photography by Kimber Harris-Wiegand)