Grove (Detail)

Artist Statement:
Through photographic and textile processes, I investigate the landscape: its various manifestations and how we relate to it in our daily lives. In the past, my art practice has alternated between photographic works and a separate textile production. This newest series marks my initial explorations as I begin to merged these disparate practices and examine the formal and metaphoric qualities of these two media. For the photograph, I used an analog paper-negative technique that produces an unusual photographic rendering that inverses the image's highlights and shadows. My pull-work embroidery transposes the information recorded on the photograph into a tactile record. Each medium registers only certain details — light, shadow, or texture— while omitting other elements. As I compare the photographic and embroidered elements, the mediums complement each other and produce a more comprehensive depiction. In all, these works encourage the viewer to examine the details not usually gone unseen and to explore textures not felt, generating re-envisioning of a place.