About April
My work synthesizes the processes of weaving and embroidery to investigate the pattern relationships present in weave structures. The weaving draft is a polyrhythmic score, played on the loom by the weaver--a physical manifestation of a complex mathematical process. By responding to the naturally gridded architecture of woven cloth with embroidered mark making, I am writing a code with which I hope to gain a deeper understanding of the fundamentals of generative weave patterns. Once I… more
2016
In June, I spent two weeks working as the fiber studio tech at Haystack Mountain School of Crafts. Located on a remote island off the coast of Maine, this residency was filled with artists who were at the forefront of the Craft movement. My job was to facilitate, manage, and educate within the fiber studio, but I was also left with time to pursue my own work and research. I began to reflect on the textiles from which I draw most of my influence, and realized that in all of these traditions the common thread is the hand-woven ground-cloth onto which dazzling geometric embroidered imagery is laid. I began to experiment with weaving my own ground-cloth, and in that move the entire direction of my work changed. I have begun to use embroidery as a tool in conjunction with weaving to gain a deeper understanding of patterns in weaving structures. Reincorporating weaving into my practice has felt incredibly natural and fulfilling, and it is invigorating to be making new moves in my studio after feeling like I had settled into a particular aesthetic.
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Man in the MirrorEmbroidery on hand-woven groundcloth 14 x 21" 2016
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Man in the Mirrordetail shot embroidery on hand-woven cotton 14 x 21" 2016
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Twill TestEmbroidery on hand-woven cotton 7 x 7" 2016
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Twill Testdetail shot embroidery on hand-woven cotton 7 x 7" 2016
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Broken Twill Phase OneThis work was woven while I was a visiting artist in residence at Tyler School of Art in Philadelphia. Using their TC2 Jacquard loom, I was able to experiment with pattern and color, incorporating more complex imagery than I am able to on my floor loom at home. Jacquard woven cotton 22 x 34" 2016
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Process shot, Broken Twill Phase OneProcess photo of the weaving process on a TC2 Jacquard loom.
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Broken Twill Phase TwoThis work was woven while I was a visiting artist in residence at Tyler School of Art in Philadelphia. Using their TC2 Jacquard loom, I was able to experiment with pattern and color, incorporating more complex imagery than I am able to on my floor loom at home. Jacquard woven cotton 22 x 34" 2016
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Detail, Broken Twill Phase Twodetail image This work was woven while I was a visiting artist in residence at Tyler School of Art in Philadelphia. Using their TC2 Jacquard loom, I was able to experiment with pattern and color, incorporating more complex imagery than I am able to on my floor loom at home. Jacquard woven cotton 22 x 34" 2016
2015
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5/4Hand and machine embroidery on digitally printed drawing 17" x 17" 2015
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PassengerHand and machine embroidery on digitally printed drawing 17" x 17" 2015
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What More Can We DoHand embroidery on digitally printed drawing 8" x 8" 2015
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False Rectangle IVHand embroidery on digitally printed drawing 10" x 20" 2015
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False CubeHand embroidery on digitally printed drawing 12" x 12" 2015
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MaintainHand embroidery on digitally printed drawing 13" x 13" 2015
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Shift and Baby CubeHand embroidery on digitally printed drawing 5" x 5" and 20" x 26" 2015
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Breathing SquareHand and machine embroidery on digitally printed drawing 17" x 17" 2015
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Learning To Lighten UpHand and machine embroidery on digitally printed drawing 17" x 17" 2015
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Of InverseMachine embroidery on digitally printed drawing 17" x 17" 2015
Breathing Square
Correlations
2014
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HaystackCotton needlepoint 7x7" 2014
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Installation work in progressDigitally printed cotton canvas, needlepoint, masking tape, chipboard 14x12' 2014
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The Binding GateInstallation at Fields Festival needlepoint, acrylic yarn, plastic canvas 28x21' 2014
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I'm a Rake detailHand-woven double cloth pickup 24x21" 2014
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PortraitHand-woven double cloth pickup 10x12" 2014
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I'm a RakeHand-woven double cloth pickup 24x21" 2014
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Tumbling BargelloCotton needlepoint 7x7" 2014
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Optic JumpsuitDigitally printed crepe georgette 2014
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Installation in progress detailDigitally printed cotton canvas, needlepoint, masking tape, chipboard 14x12' 2014
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Optic Jumpsuit detailDigitally printed crepe georgette 2014
New Work, 2017
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The New ParadigmThe New Paradigm Embroidery on hand woven cotton groundcloth 30 x 36" 2016-2017
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detail, The New ParadigmThe New Paradigm Embroidery on hand-woven cotton groundcloth 30 x 36" 2016-2017
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process shotProcess shot from my time at Penland School of Crafts Winter Intensive Residency This photo gives a sense of my practice. Here you can see the black cloth being woven at the loom, and the lighter color threads are the embroidered interruptions. I work from a "blueprint" drawing that I create on graph paper that is made to scale. I render the pattern using small embroidered diagonal marks.
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You Are Closer Than You ThinkYou Are Closer Than You Think Embroidery on hand-woven cotton groundcloth 32 x 35" 2017 created while in residence at the Penland School of Crafts Winter Intensive Residency
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detail, You Are Closer Than You Thinkdetail shot, You Are Closer Than You Think Embroidery on hand-woven cotton groundcloth 32 x 35" 2017 created while in residence at the Penland School of Crafts Winter Intensive Residency
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Camlin1.jpgArbitrary Hierarchies Embroidery on hand woven cottolin groundcloth 34 x 45" 2017
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detail, Arbitrary Hierarchiesdetail shot, Arbitrary Hierarchies Embroidery on hand-woven cottolin groundcloth 33 x 45" 2017
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process shot, Arbitrary Hierarchiesprocess shot of Arbitrary Hierarchies
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EdificationEdification Embroidery on hand-woven cotton groundcloth 24 x 30" 2017 created while in residence at the Penland School of Crafts Winter Intensive Residency
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detail, Edificationdetail shot, Edification Embroidery on hand-woven cotton groundcloth 24 x 30" 2017 created while in residence at the Penland School of Crafts Winter Intensive Residency