Bloodline

Holly Wilson made "Bloodline" after documenting her family ancestry in order to enroll herself and her children as tribal members. She wished to give form to the names she encountered through this research. Bronze figures cast from cigars and found sticks traverse a cut locust tree that fell down in a storm. The figures on the right represent Wilson’s own children, both living and lost, and the lone figure on the left is James Bobb Jr., the nephew of Chief James Bobb. "Bloodline" tells a powerful and complicated story of loss, survival, and resilience through the artist’s family history.