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Fulcrum

Works On Paper

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Fulcrum

Fulcrum

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

Idle Sacrifice

"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)

Transposed

Transposed

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)

Convalescence

Convalescence

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. 

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