four years old (winter 2018)
It's funny how some things get made. Leftover scraps of materials and fibres simply accumulate and call out for something to be done. The result is my Thread Buddy (aka Four Years Old) who serves as the perfect pal for That Other Guy. Things start out small, and then take on a life of their own. There's a David and Goliath vibe to this process, and it's four years in the making.
project portraits (fall 2015)
Using a digital SLR camera, we make a series of portraits, including some where the face is not shown, and others where it is shown. They don't have to be a particular someone, so, for some of the photos, I wrap a length of finger-knitted yarn around a small pose-able wire mannequin; and for others I bring some of my quilts to "life". I am attentive to the lighting and composition and make only a few edits. Invisible and bundled inside each of the photographed quilts are my sons, and it's their presence that allows the textile forms to appear life-like. On the other hand, the small pose-able mannequin is activated through the use of dramatic lighting, knitted yarn, and with the same pose captured from different points of view.
project social landscape (winter 2016)
We are invited to create a series of images that represent our social landscape. I am on a trip to Montréal with my three sisters (and together we are four). Along the way, I take these photos from the train. I am taken with the graffiti seen in hard to reach places, and wonder — are we the intended audience? There isn't time to observe things closely — and despite the fleeting gaze, I do notice things. Our journey brings to mind how things we see along the way, are often both ephemeral and lasting.
a walk in the wet woods (summer 2016)
Beneath that canopy of treetops, I do feel at home when I walk in the woods. I visit that vast and diverse expanse of nature we call forest, and observe close up the colour, textures and patterns that are within reach, or beneath the soles of my feet.