THE
THOROUGHLY TRANSFIGURED BEINGS
ARE TAKING ON NEW FORMS, WHILE STILL HOLDING THE SAME MEANING…
“THOROUGHLY TRANSFIGURED BEINGS II” 2023
SAVANNAH CULTURAL ARTS CENTER FOR“BEYOND SIGHT”
MACHINE-KNIT MOHAIR AND ACRYLIC YARNS, RECYCLED PLASTIC, AND TEXTILE WASTE
In 2023,
A Really Big Worm
made its way to Savannah, GA, hoping to keep the people company for the SCAD Savannah Sidewalk Arts Festival.
“A REALLY BIG WORM” 2023
SCAD SAVANNAH SIDEWALK ARTS FESTIVAL
ALUMINUM FLEX DUCT, PVC, PAINT
DIMENSIONS VARYING
OFTEN IT FEELS AS IF THEY ARE...
JUST RANDOM MATTER,
SUSPENDED IN TIME
they build themselves OUT OF their SURROUNDINGS, CRAFTING A BEAUTIFUL MESS.
"JUST RANDOM MATTER, SUSPENDED IN TIME" 2023
EVEN A WORM WILL TURN COLLECTION
MACHINE-KNIT MOHAIR AND ACRYLIC YARNS, RECYCLED PLASTIC AND TEXTILE WASTE
80X62"
THEY LOOK AT EACH OTHER AND PROCLAIM...
"I HATE TO SAY IT, BUT EACH
OTHER'S ALL WE'VE GOT"
"I HATE TO SAY IT, BUT EACH OTHER'S ALL WE'VE GOT" 2023
EVEN A WORM WILL TURN COLLECTION
SCAD FIBERS COLLABORATION
MACHINE-KNIT MOHAIR AND ACRYLIC YARN, RECYCLED PLASTIC AND TEXTILE WASTE
84X20"
THEY MAY BEGIN TO WONDER...
HOW MUCH LONGER 'TIL I'M
TALLER?
THEY THEN SEE HOW DAMAGING CIRCUMSTANCES CAN BE REIMAGINED AND REPURPOSED INTO A STATE OF GROWTH. CLIMBING UPWARD, THERE IS A CONSTANT TRANSFORMATION THEIR EXISTENCE IS SUSCEPTIBLE TO WHEN FACING MAJOR CRISIS, EVEN WHEN FOLDING UNDER THEIR OWN WEIGHT.
PAINFUL EXPERIENCES NATURALLY LEAVE THEIR MARK BUT DON'T PREVENT BEAUTY FROM PREVAILING.
"HOW MUCH LONGER 'TIL I'M TALLER?" 2021
THOROUGHLY TRANSFIGURED BEINGS COLLECTION
MACHINE-KNIT MOHAIR AND ACRYLIC YARN, RECYCLED PLASTIC AND TEXTILE WASTE
60X30"
PERHAPS THEY'LL THINK
THE BIGGER I GET, THE LESS
THAT I KNOW
THEY PONDER THE MYSTERY OF WHERE EVERYTHING STARTED AND WHERE IT'S ALL HEADED. THE DISCOMFORT OF NOT KNOWING IS REDIRECTED TO EXCITEMENT ABOUT ALL THE POSSIBILITIES.
"THE BIGGER I GET THE LESS THAT I KNOW" 2022
THOROUGHLY TRANSFIGURED BEINGS COLLECTION
MACHINE-KNIT MOHAIR AND ACRYLIC YARN, RECYCLED PLASTIC AND TEXTILE WASTE
63X34"
THERE IS ONE THING THEY NEVER FORGET...
TO TRULY SEE AND BE
SEEN
... IS SUCH A BEAUTIFUL FEELING.
"TO TRULY SEE AND BE SEEN" 2022
THOROUGHLY TRANSFIGURED BEINGS COLLECTION
MACHINE-KNIT MOHAIR AND ACRYLIC YARN, RECYCLED PLASTIC AND TEXTILE WASTE
68X48"
THEY MAY CONSIDER...
I'VE GOT NO IDEA HOW I EVEN
GOT HERE!
BUT THE TRUTH IS...
THE BIRTH OF NEW OPPORTUNITIES IS AN
ADORABLE ILLUSION.
"I'VE GOT NO IDEA HOW I EVEN GOT HERE!" 2023
THOROUGHLY TRANSFIGURED BEINGS COLLECTION
MACHINE-KNIT MOHAIR AND ACRYLIC YARN, RECYCLED PLASTIC AND TEXTILE WASTE
22-28"
