Nests
Nest #1, Thread, Abaca, 8 X 8 X 4 1/2
Nest (Green #2), Paper, Thread, Abaca, 7 X 7 X 31/2
Nest (#3), Thread, Abaca, 6 X 5 X 4
Nests (#4 & #5), Thread, Paper, Abaca, 11 1/2 X 6 X 4
Nest (#6), Thread, 9 X 3 X 4
Nests, Thread, Paper, Abaca, 6' X 6" X 5"
Nasturtium, Paper, Thread, Plant Dyes, 18 X 18 X 4
Nasturtium, Paper, Thread, Plant Dye, 9" X 42" X 4"
Nasturtium (Weld), Paper, Thread, Wire, Hide Glue, 8 X 8 X 4
Nasturtium (Chestnut), Paper, Thread, Wire, Hide Glue 8 X 8 X 4
Feathered Nest, Paper, Thread & Ephemera mounted on Abaca, 34" X 34"
Feathered Nest, Detail, Paper, Thread & Ephemera, 34" X 34"
Nest, Round, Abaca, thread, Plant Dye, 32" X 32" X 5"
Nest, Round, Detail
Nest, Round, Detail
Nest (Yellow), Hand- Spun Paper, Abaca & Plant Dye, 24" X 18" X 5"
Nest (Blue), Hand-Spun Paper, Abaca & Plant Dye, 24" X 18" X 5"
Nest (Primary Series), Hand-Spun Paper, Abaca & Plant Dye 25" X 66" X5"
Nest on Paper, Thread, Wire and Paper, 38" X 24" X 4"
Nest (Summer), Abaca, Thread & Plant Dye, 50" X 27" X 3
Nest (Summer), Detail, Paper, Thread & Plant Dye, 50" X 27" X 3"
Nest (Summer), Detail, Paper, Thread & Plant Dye, 50" X 27" X 3"
Nest (Blue #1) - A Point of Departure, Paper, thread, Wire, Indigo, 21" X 20" X 5"
Nest (Blue #1), Detail, Paper, Thread, Indigo, 21" X 20" X 5"
The Ancestors of My Family Spiral, Paper & Thread,
I came to build nests because I was fascinated with creating three-dimensional forms. Upon hearing that bird populations have decreased by 70 percent since the 1970’s, a broader meaning came in to full view for making nests. Nests feel like a very personal quest to quell anxiety around loss of wildlife and habitats. I work with Nest as both a metaphor to restore and preserve our sense of place within ourselves as well as a call to action to return to a place of balance through the reparation and rehabilitation of life and the natural landscape. I work with the primary colors in the color wheel because they carry the elements from which all other colors are created.