THE THREAD
‘Every artwork, like every person, comes from historical, familial and cultural legacies. ‘What that means is that...no poem exists within a vacuum, there are always connections’ - Joy Harjo
THE THREAD is a mess of a collection of my tributes, history, context and interests
Ernest Byron Haight
Ernest made puzzles before he made quilts. He especially enjoyed carving interlocking wooden blocks and chains. He translated one of his wood puzzles to fabric to produce his red-and-white “Interlocking Squares” quilt.
connecting to the lost
“Accept our valued friendship
And roll it up in cotton
And think it not illusion
Because so easily gotten."
magdalena abakanowicz
“Art needs somebody to listen to its message, somebody to desire it, somebody to drink it, to use it like wine - otherwise it makes no sense.”
The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows
”The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows “ by John Koenig, creates beautiful new words that we need but do not yet have,”
PEACEMAKING
Ho’oponopono - to make right - is an ancient indigenous practice of peacemaking that shows us and might teach us a way to overcome conflicts.
PAP eksperimentarium
The Eksperimentarium is intended as an opportunity for artists to immerse themselves in material
Klinasto ruho
A good friend of mine asked me to help her figuring out a clothing pattern with a wedge-shape she found at a historical clothing exhibition
welkom_velkommen_welcome!
“I see life as a journey on a timeline that is larger than our time on earth, and influenced by more than what we can see or comprehend.”