Worn fishing nets, similar to those made and mended for thousands of years, recall histories, ecologies, and our relationship to the earth.
Strand 03
animal and plant fibers on
vintage fishing net
60” x 29” x 6”
Strand 01
animal and plant fibers
on vintage fishing net
84” x 31” x 4”
Initially inspired by generational trips to the headwaters of the Mississippi River, this series conflates memories of other shores—and of land once buried under ancient seas.
The word “strand” holds double meaning: the literal shore but also the thread that comprises each piece and holds it together—a metaphor for the themes that weave past to present.
left:
Untitled
animal and plant fibers on
vintage fishing net
36” x 22” x 6”
Lake Notes
animal, plant, and synthetic fibers on fishing net fragment
13” x 15” x 0.5”
above:
Strand 02
animal and plant fibers on vintage fishing net
38” x 24” x 3”
Strand 04
animal and plant fibers on
vintage fishing net
64” x 32” x 5”
right:
Jetsam
animal and plant fibers on vintage fishing net
96” x 24” x 14”
below:
Picnic at Dead Horse Bay (panels 01-03)
silk and plant fibers on
vintage fishing net
94" x 60" x 50", variable
above:
Drift (six of an extended series)
silk and plant fibers on vintage fishing net fragments; stitched to matte board with floating wood frame
13.25” x 10.25” x 3”
left:
Dune Study
silk and plant fibers on
vintage fishing nets
12" x 12" x 3.5"