HER MOTHER'S DISHES

The kind of table one sets can be viewed as a reflection on you, as a woman. The concept of formal china inspired me to create a body of work, “Her Mother’s Dishes.” Like most of the work I do, this is a comment on the unseen world—the world behind the setting of the table.

Memories of a Girl
2016
chenille pipe cleaners, fabric, yarn, vinyl
93" x 96" x 17"
Discarded Dresses
1916
chenille pipe cleaners, fabric, yarn, vinyl
80" x 54" x 5
Her Mother's Dishes
2013
chenille pipe cleaners, fabric, yarn, vinyl
90” x 46” x 6”
Northern Bloom #1
2016
chenille pipe cleaners, fabric, yarn, vinyl
126" x 30" x 6"
Northern Bloom #2
2016
chenille pipe cleaners, fabric, yarn, vinyl
92" x 24" x 6"
Inherited Blooms
2015
chenille pipe cleaners, fabric, yarn, markers
76" x 74"
Serving For Nine
2015
chenille pipe cleaners, fabric, yarn, tyvek, markers
60" x 56" x 5"
In Conversation
2015
chenille pipe cleaners, fabric, yarn, markers
62" x 59" x 5"
ParlorLace
2016
chenille pipe cleaners, fabric, yarn, vinyl
36" x 36" x 6"