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Seedpod Flower I, 2024
Twenty repurposed naturally dyed paper circles using turmeric, pine cones and safflower petals, waxed dyed nylon thread, waxed linen thread, beeswax. 13" x 13" x 13"

Plant-beings amaze me– their uniquely patterned arrangements are integral to each plant’s structure and growth. I am in awe of the extraordinary consistency with which the geometric relationships remain whole as a plant moves through its seasonal cycles–transforming from seed to shoot, stalk to branch, bud to flower, and to seedpod–only to be broken open for the single purpose of continuing its earthly presence. Seedpod Flower I is a celebration of this story of transformation, perhaps a blurred moment where all the cycles exist at once.

Imaginal Cells, 2020

Twenty folded paper circles, heavy cotton thread, glue, tape, acrylic paint, sharpie. 5" x 5" x5"

With a 3/6 symmetry that is found in soccer balls and viruses, this "truncated icosahedron" came about in the early part of the pandemic and reflects the collective "goo" we all became together as we experienced globally so much grief and life within our cocoons.

Dormant in the caterpillar, imaginal cells – the seeds of future potential - contain the blueprint of a flying creature. When the caterpillar is still, these cells dissolve into organic "goo" inside the chrysalis and thus begins a process of creating a new form and structure. These cells operate independently as single-cell organisms. As they multiply, and connect with each other, the imaginal cells form clusters and clumps, and begin to resonating at the same frequency, passing information back and forth. Acting not as discrete individual cells but as a multi-cell organism until they form into a new creature – and a butterfly is born.

Icosa-BLOOMINGhedron, 2024

Twenty 6” paper circles, linen thread.

6" x 6" x 6"

Geometry of Passion, 2020
Eighteen paper circles, silk and linen threads, acrylic paint, glue.

7" x 7"x 7"

Heart Sutures, 2023

Sixty 6” paper circles, linen thread.

7" x 7"x 7"

Starbaby, 2024

Sixty 6” Paper circles, thread. 10.5” x 10.5” x 10.5”

Maybe, we each begin as a nestled starbaby
An inner bit of seed and symmetry
Emerging, Connecting, Belonging

Inward, Outward; one

Galaxies and bits we are

Starcircles, 2023

Eighteen circles, sewing thread, linen thread, glue, acrylic. 6" diameter

Starball, 2022

Eighteen circles, linen thread, glue, acrylic, gold leaf. 6" diameter

Dandelion, 2021

Eighteen circles, silk thread, glue, acrylic, gold leaf, 6" diameter

Winter Solstice Sun, 2020

Four folded paper circles, silk thread , acrylic paint, gold leaf. 2" x 2" x 2"

This form is known as a Vector Equilibrium (VE) Sphere, coined by Buckminster Fuller. The center point is equidistant from all surface points and each surface point is also that same distance from each other giving the form incredible stability, strength and flexibility.

Embodied Social Justice Journal, 2022

Paper circles, linen thread, needle, a glue stick, pen, & gouache
8" x 4" x 2"

embody: be an expression of or give a tangible or visible form to an idea, quality, or feeling

I constructed this journal for the purpose of taking notes for a virtual and live 3-month Embodied Social Justice Certificate program. I was interested in how I might receive information in a visceral way and record this process for myself.

This journal uses paper circle pages which manifested into a non-linear and self-organizing "book" with a life of its own. In the process of journaling, I discovered that my relationship to the "Blank Page" syndrome (symptoms include goal oriented perfectionism and heart-brain constriction) was being re-framed and re-shaped. My body heart mind yearned to remain open, porous, and curious throughout the program and this journal supported that process for me. This video is a record of that "oompf!" that happened with in me and how this "circle journal" supported that process.

My practice as an embodied social justice seeker, doer, and lover aligns with my practice of folding and being with circles; folding circles is literally part of my artistic lineage and one that offers continual opportunities for making connections and change in an embodied and transformative way.

The QueenJellie Fabulosae, 2024

Circles, reused textiles, household plastics and packaging, thread

This particular speci(wo)man fabulosae, embodied by drag queen Vajayjay, uses recycled and repurposed silk and metallic textiles and household plastics & packaging materials and is composed of 95 percent CIRCLES! in shape, movement and form!

Arts for Learning Northwest hosts an annual fashion show fundraiser featuring SH/FT, their their design mentorship program for teens interested in experimental fashion to collaborate and create alongside a professional designer mentor. This is where my team of three amazing high school students and I landed.

Jellyfish are growing in numbers throughout all of the earth's oceans, seemingly resistant to climate warming and increasing oceanic acidification; meanwhile, their predators fatally mistake translucent flowy plastics in the ocean as jellyfish delicacies. Composed of about 95 percent water, jellyfish immediately collapse into deflated blobs when removed from water.

Macro view of fascia tissue

Home & Whole

Plan view of land that shape me

Ukraine and Pacheco Street, NM

Where Do I Come From?

Four circles, mixed media, yarn. 4"x 9"x9" (depending on how its moved)

This piece evolved out of my work with middle schoolers during the quarantine where we explored the hot question of "Where are you from?" and what this means for each of us at any given point in time. We used Google Earth to locate places and landscapes that evoked connected in some way to our experience of how we resonated with the question prompt.