Selected Works > Stitch Works

Thought Process
Burlap, canvas, twine, yarn
17 x 12"
2024
Entanglement
Washcloth, rope, dental floss, grommets
10 x 10"
2024
Synapses
Washcloth, denim, yarn, netting
10 x 10"
2024
Remnants
Burlap, towel, yarn, netting
43 x 23"
2024
Tapestry
Burlap, jeans, cheesecloth, grommets, etc.
25 x 25"
2024
Large Mouth
Burlap, yarn, cheesecloth, grommets
12 x 8.5"
2024
Ladder 2
Burlap, yarn, twine, cheesecloth, lace
20 x 5"
2023
Ladder 1
Burlap, yarn, twine
19 x 5"
2023
Day Sky
Burlap, fiber fill, yarn, denim, grommets
10 x 10"
2023
Night Sky
Burlap, cheesecloth, twine, grommets
10 x 10"
2023
Misconnections
Burlap, yarn, cheesecloth, button
16 x 9.5"
2023
In Parentheses
Burlap, yarn, rope, cheesecloth
15 x 9"
2023
Obstacle Course
Burlap, yarn, cheesecloth,twist ties
12.5 x 9.5"
2023
Constellation 1
Burlap, cheesecloth, yarn, netting
15 x 21"
2023
Constellation 2
Burlap, cheesecloth, yarn, netting
15 x 21"
2023
Contours and Contortions
Burlap, yarn, twine, grommets
40 x 59"
2023
Continuum
Burlap, yarn, twine, grommets
44 x 33"
2021
The Long Island Sound
Yarn, stick
13 x 17"
2022
The Blur of Vision
Burlap, cheesecloth, yarn, glasses
21 x 21"
2022
The Dilemma of Decay
Burlap, yarn, toothbrushes, cotton, etc
22 x 22"
2022
Meantime
Burlap, yarn, clock face, lace
21 x 21"
2021
Tender Cosmos
Burlap, yarn, doily, clothespins, etc.
20 x 20"
2021
La Mopa
Burlap, mop head, yarn, pennies
18 x 18"
2021
La Mopa (detail)
Burlap, mop head, yarn, pennies
18 x 18"
2021
Gridlock
Burlap, yarn, rope, doily
36 x 32.5
2021
Earth Energy
Burlap, yarn
18 x 16"
2021
Aorta
Burlap, yarn
17 x 14"
2020
Frilly Vortex (Dedicated to RBG)
Burlap, unspun yarn, found objects
39 x 29"
2020
The Sly Hand of Death
Burlap, yarn, found objects
34 x 37"
2020
Sampler
Burlap, yarn, sticks
33 x 29"
2020

After several years of making art by sewing plastic bags onto a burlap backing, I began to work directly on the burlap, experimenting with line and texture through plain stitching, embroidery, and rug-making techniques. The burlap offers a rough, earthy field on which to explore. The background has become the foreground. I continue to attach various found objects, natural and manufactured, to satisfy my craving for the tactile. Seeing these familiar objects, repurposed and recontextualized, the viewer can reevaluate what they mean and how to relate to them. These works express my confrontation with the passage of time, the ephemeral nature of our existence, and the comfort and the tyranny of everyday tasks and rituals.