Object Permanence
is inspired by the discarded objects found around my neighborhood in St Paul’s North End. I am interested in the relationship between the ephemeral items that are cherished as keepsakes and the refuse we consider litter, and how the two can be interwoven. This process has led me to create crocheted soft sculptures from plastic bags that have ended up along pathways and open spaces I frequent. The plastic yarn can take on a gummy texture, but depending on the level of its deterioration the strands can have a satiny quality. By combining the different colors and textures I have collected I am able to reimagine the delicate, yet everyday items that speak to the fragile and complex ecosystem we have created.
Previously installed at the University of Minnesota Student Center, Larson Gallery
Cup with Mix-Matched Saucer Crocheted yarn from harvested plastic bags
Guest Service Harvested plastic bags and yellow gold leaf
Druggist Medicine Bottle Crocheted yarn from harvested plastic bags
Decanter Crocheted plastic from boxed wine
6 handled Urn Crocheted yarn from harvested plastic bags
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Thank you Crocheted yarn from harvested plastic bags
Single Use Anthropomorphism Crocheted yarn from harvested plastic bags
On the Mend Rubber gloves and cotton yarn
Coroner’s Ladder Police Line Tape, compostable garden twine, and raffia
Crock Pot Crocheted yarn from harvested plastic bags
Please Consider the Environment when…Crocheted yarn from harvested plastic bags
Unsigned Mackenzie Pot Crocheted yarn from harvested plastic bags
Signed Makenzie Pot Crocheted yarn from harvested plastic bags and wool
Tea-to-go Crocheted yarn from harvested plastic bags