How did I learn to use this machine? I remember no formal lessons. My link to this, my actual family vacuum through childhood seemed destined, as if a prophecy based on my gender at birth.
Velvet curtains, ric rac, thread, nylon mesh, acrylic, found vacuum
45 x 20 x 30in
2024
Velvet curtains, ric rac, thread, nylon mesh, acrylic, found vacuum
45 x 20 x 30in
2024
Velvet curtains, ric rac, thread, nylon mesh, acrylic, found vacuum
45 x 20 x 30in
2024
Part of the organ series, an organ that isn’t grown specifically in the service of another, but is altered and at times expected to be fully engaged in the act of mothering.
Velvet, silk, thread, novelty Yarn, shoddy, sawdust, nylon, acrylic, shopping cart.
39” x 14” x 14”
2022
This work is about the organs that are our original tether to our mother and our children, and though our body disposes of it, its presence lingers for life. As serious shifts are being made in our country around a woman’s bodily autonomy, I am also exploring how I could be forged to grow these organs, like meat for a market.
Velvet curtains, silk, novelty yarn, thread, pantyhose, nylon mesh, sawdust, shoddy, acrylic medium, stainless steel, chain.
Approximately 12’ x 5’
2022
