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Dolls \ Feint-Hearted \ Frost \ Gratitude \ Present \ You’re Lacking \ APC
Dolls \ Feint-Hearted \ Frost \ Gratitude \ Present \ You’re Lacking \ APC
2,548 pins and needles, rabbit fur, silver
pins and needles, rabbit fur, silver
pins and needles, rabbit fur, glass pearls, thread
1,367 pins and needles, rabbit fur, silver, glass pearls, thread
pins and needles, rubies, rabbit fur, silver, thread
pins and needles, rabbit fur, silver
5,113 pins and needles, rabbit fur, thread
3,641 pins and needles, rabbit fur, thread
pins and needles, hematite, rabbit fur, lacquer, silver
10.047 pins and needles, rabbit fur, silver, thread
998 pins and needles, rabbit fur, silver, thread
pins and needles, rabbit fur, lacquer, steel
10.047 pins and needles, rabbit fur, silver, thread
5,160 pins and needles, rabbit fur, thread, steel
pins and needles, rabbit fur, silver, thread
pins and needles, rabbit fur, silver, thread
pins and needles, rabbit fur, earring backs, silver, thread
1,176 pins and needles, rabbit fur, thread
pins and needles, rabbit fur, silver, thread
pins and needles, rabbit fur, silver
1,500 pins and needles, rabbit fur, cotton, silver, thread
57 pins and needles, rabbit fur, silver, thread
441 pins and needles, rabbit fur, silver, thread
STATEMENT
The personal history of a material possesses the power of impacting the symbolic meaning of the object in which it is made into. The materials I use, such as pearls, fur, silver, and fabric, are often ordinary, yet they imbue the objects I create with meaning, creating a connection between the material and the experiences that have shaped my identity.
The work that I am creating is about the fear and anxiety caused from a lack of intimacy in my relationships. Five years ago, I created a pillow and blanket out of white rabbit fur. These pieces were forced to reflect my desires rather than the reality of my emotions or experiences. I unknowingly created unwanted effigies that I carried with me for years. I am turning the materials from my past into objects of adornment, pierced by hundreds of pins and needles.
My process of making begins as an obsession with an emotion connected to an object, idea, or relationship. I combine numerous methods of making to create pieces about my experiences with love, sexuality, and anxiety. My expertise is not in a specific material and exploiting its properties, rather it is in exploiting the memories embodied by the material. My work incorporates the personal history of my materials, and in turn, the stories of my emotions.