A Statement

Artist Statement
Precious Objects
186 Carpenter St. Gallery
Providence, RI
September 1 - October 6, 2012

My works in Precious Objects confront and reinterpret the iconic paintings of geometric abstraction from the early to mid-20th century, with particular attention given to Minimalist works. The geometric paintings which inspire me are reductive, stark, and obscure on the surface, however, their bold presence is visually seductive and exhilarating. The work engages with this fundamental paradox through appropriation of these alluring images in order to recreate and re-present them as texturally-enticing objects.

With these hand-embroidered and sewn objects, I do not (and cannot) conceal my process nor my mistakes; in fact, I embrace them. To hand-make something is to infuse it with a human quality. With these objects, I reduce the monumental, monolithic, and at times alienating, icons of 20th-century geometric painting to a drastically intimate scale. Their diminutive size invites the viewer into a close and accessible encounter with each piece, allowing appreciation of embroidered image and the delicate and soft presence of the object itself.