Fiber and Found Objects
Repurposing single use plastic and other consumer waste with an emphasis on sustainability.
OVER INDULGENCE Hand stitched single use plastic. Weaving is both my medium and my message, a profound metaphor for life and the dualities that shape it- fragility and resilience, chaos and order, production and waste, warp and weft. There's a harmony that emerges when opposing factors are intertwined, and a structure created that embodies strength, order and balance; a union of contrasts that reflect the beauty of coexistence and the interconnectedness of all things. Working with single-use plastic bags and food packaging, my materials often bear text that reveal their unmistakable origins as remnants of consumer excess and waste. The transforming of waste becomes both a visual reminder and a call to action, challenging us to consider the impact of our consumption on the environment and on one another.
Broken; How do we heal this fractured, broken world? 2024 Plastic bags hand stitched to muslin. Broken is a personal reflection on the dark times we are living in; a heartbroken response to the tragedy of the October 7th massacre in Israel and the devastating impact on innocent lives on both sides of the conflict. Through this piece, I strive to convey the pain, complexity, and humanity woven into this moment in time.
Hand stitched plastic from single use plastic consumer waste.
Hand stitched plastic bags.
Hand stitched single use plastic and beach trash.
A Tapestry of Trash: Sign of the Times Transforming discarded waste into a harmonious composition, inviting reflection on plastic pollution and overconsumption. and encouraging the viewer to contemplate their environmental footprint, the delicate balance between nature and human impact, and an instinct to find beauty in unexpected places.
Hand stitched beach trash and plastic bags on vintage repurposed fabric from a discarded pillowcase. Amongst the Wasteflowers 2024 16" x 16"
Hand stitched bojagi embellished with found objects picked up on the beach.
Woven and hand stitched plastic bags embellished with embroidery.
Machine stitched plastic waste. My contemporary take on a crazy quilt.
Custom quilt. Machine stitched.
Custom quilt detail. Machine stitched.
Custom quilts. Hand stitched.
Custom quilt. Machine stitched.
Custom T-shirt quilt. Machine stitched.
Custom T-shirt quilt. Machine stitched.
Custom quilt designed for the Crystal World Cruise in 2001. It was pieced by hand and assembled by machine. The centerpiece of each hexagon was embellished with embroidery and paint, capturing memories of the passengers on board. Completed while traveling up the west coast of Africa from Cape Town to South Hampton, England. The finished quilt hangs in the Crystal corporate offices in CA.
Machine pieced fabric scraps. Embellished with beach trash, hand stitched.
FLAG OF REMEMBRANCE Machine stitched, Tribute to to victims of 9/11/01. Part of the permanent collection of large works at the World Trade Center Memorial Museum.
BROKEN quilt detail. Embroidery on plastic.
Custom quilted wall hanging. Anniversary gift.
Custom quilted pillow. Graduation gift.
Custom quilted pillow. Machine stitched. In memory of.
Statement stitching. Hand stitching on muslin. Microplastics from the beach.
Hand stitched plastic bags on muslin.
Hemp and plastic weave on bent wire.
Hemp and plastic tightly woven in the round on found object.
Hemp and plastic weave; a long journey of over and under.
Hemp and plastic weaves; my first attempts were tiny.
Collaged single use plastic bags and mylar balloons; an atypical tapestry of sorts.
Collaged single use plastic from bags and food packaging.
Pine needle woven basket embellished with plastic beach trash.
Pine needle woven basket embellished with plastic beach trash.
Woven hemp and plastic on found metal with drift wood and plastic beach pail handle.