Worn fishing nets, similar to those made and mended for thousands of years, recall histories, ecologies, and our relationship to the earth.
 

left to right:

Strand 03
silk and plant fibers on
vintage fishing net
60” x 29” x 6”           

Strand 04
silk and plant fibers on
vintage fishing net
64” x 32” x 5”   



 

Strand 01
silk 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.
 

Jetsam
cotton, linen, silk and wool
on vintage fishing net
96” x 24” x 14”

Untitled
silk and plant fibers on
vintage fishing net
36” x 22” x 6”     

 

Lake Notes
cotton, hemp, leather, linen, polyester, silk, viscose on fishing net fragment
13” x 15” x 0.5”

Drift (six of an extended series)
plant fibers and silk woven on fishing net fragment; stitched to matte board with floating wood frame
13.25” x 10.25” x 3” e

Strand 02
silk and plant fibers on vintage fishing net
38” x 24” x 3”

Dune Study
silk and plant fibers on
vintage fishing nets
12" x 12" x 3.5"