drawing & painting

and here we are / graphite, oil on canvas / 36 x 36 in / 2022
untitled / graphite, oil on canvas / 24 x 24 in / 60,96 x 60,96 cm / 2022
graphite, acrylic on cardboard / 8 x 10 in / 20,32 x 25,4 cm / 2022
graphite, acrylic on cardboard / 8 x 10 in / 20,32 x 25,4 cm / 2022
graphite, colored pencils on cardboard / 6.5 x 7 in / 16,51 x 17,78 cm / 2022
graphite, colored pencils on cardboard / 6.5 x 7 in / 16,51 x 17,78 cm / 2022
Not This Time / 2020 /graphite, acrylic on canvas / 12 x 12"
Untitled (yellow 917) / 2020 / graphite, colored pencil on back-of-a-sketchbook / 18 x 24˝
Striving / 2019 / graphite, acrylic, on chipboard box / 10.75 x 12.5˝
graphite, acrylic on cardboard / 8 x 10 in / 20,32 x 25,4 cm / 2022
Truly Radiant | Bright & Strong / 2020 / graphite, colored pencil, chip board boxes (travel toothpaste) / 12 x 5˝
Not To Be Forgotten / 2019 / graphite, imitation gold leaf, colored pencil on back-of-the-notebook / 10.5 x 8"
Stand Tall / 2019 / graphite, imitation gold leaf, colored pencil on back-of-the-notebook / 10.5 x 8"
code ORANGE / 2019 / graphite, acrylic on wood panel / 36 x 36˝
code ORANGE / 2019 / graphite, acrylic on wood panel / 36 x 36˝
Green / 2019 / graphite, acrylic, bees wax encaustic on wood panel / 36 x 36˝
summer chorus / 2019 / graphite, acrylic, beeswax encaustic on wood panel / 12 x 12˝
the greening / 2019 / graphite, acrylic, beeswax encaustic on wood panel / 12 x 12˝
untitled / graphite on wood panel / 2018 / 12 x 12"

Redwork diptych / 2020 / graphite, thread, tea-stained paper / 18 x 18˝ each
Redwork diptych detail / 2020 / graphite, thread, tea-stained paper / 18 x 18˝ each
to grow (horizontal) / 2018 / watercolor, graphite, thread on paper / 12 x 18˝ each
to grow (horizontal) [detail]
to grow (horizontal) / 2018 / watercolor, graphite, thread on paper / 12 x 18˝ each
and/or
and/or detail / 2018 / tea stain, graphite, thread on paper / 12 x 18˝ each
and/or detail
and/or detail / 2018 / tea stain, graphite, thread on paper / 12 x 18˝ each
untitled 2018 / 2018 / acrylic, graphite, thread on paper / 21 x 21˝
untitled 2018 (detail)
untitled 2018 detail / 2018 / acrylic, graphite, thread on paper / 21 x 21˝
as one / 2017 / black and brown ink, metallic thread, graphite on paper / 12 x 12˝
as one detail / 2017 / black and brown ink, metallic thread, graphite on paper / 12 x 12˝
only once / 2020 / graphite, thread on paper / 18 x 12"
untitled 2016
untitled 2016 / 2016 / thread, gold leaf, graphite on paper / 21 x 21"
untitled 2016 (detail)
untitled 2016 / 2016 / thread, gold leaf, graphite on paper / 21 x 21˝
over/under / 2015 / thread, graphite on canvas / 18 x 18"
basket weave / 2015 / thread, graphite on paper / 21 x 21"
basket weave / 2015 / thread, graphite on paper / 21 x 21"
red over red / 2014 / thread, graphite on canvas / 18 x 18"
Blue over Dressmaker Pattern
Blue over Dressmaker Pattern / 2013 / tissue paper, thread, graphite on paper / 21 x 21˝
Underland / thread hand stitched in a grid on paper / 2013 / dress-maker patterns, thread, graphite on paper / 37.5 x 37.5˝
Underland / thread hand stitched in a grid on paper / 2013 / dress-maker patterns, thread, graphite on paper / 37.5 x 37.5˝
Magpie (two)
Magpie (two) / 2013 / tissue paper, thread, graphite on paper / 37.5 x 37.5˝
Magpie (two) [detail]
Magpie (two) / 2013 / tissue paper, thread, graphite on paper / 37.5 x 37.5˝
March into April
March into April / thread hand stitched on paper / 2013 / tea stain, graphite, thread on paper / 37.5 x 37.5˝
After John Cage
After John Cage / thread hand stitched on paper / 2012 / tea stain, graphite, thread on paper / 37.5 x 37.5˝ / DIA collection
untitled / 2012 / thread, graphite on canvas / 8 x 8"
untitled / 2012 / thread, graphite on canvas / 8 x 8"
Silver over Grey
Silver over Grey / 2010 / graphite, thread on paper / 18 x 18˝

The repetition of women’s work so often goes unrecognized. These marks, marks of time and effort made by the passing of a needle, draw my attention.

—Holly Bechiri, editor in chief at cultured.GR

Through my studio practice, I employ craft and the grid to represent gendered labor, another term for “women’s work.” This labor is the backbone of our society yet is overlooked and undervalued.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Redwork Diptych

Redwork gets its name from a special type of red thread developed in Turkey more than 200 years ago. Prior to its development, thread was not colorfast, which meant that colors would bleed in the wash. As a result, colored thread was not used in quilts or on garments. With the introduction of a colorfast red thread, quilters and embroiderers could add color to everyday items. 

The parallels I’ve marked between our natural world and that of women’s work is the descriptive language. Words like “threads”, “weave”, and “linked” are often used to describe these crafts, but they are also used to describe the actions performed by soil microbes and their relationship to the roots of trees.