Love Letters to Appalachia
Love Letters to Appalachia was a collaborative show with Jessie McClanahan. We used our respective media to create work inspired by our experiences growing up in the mountains of West Virginia, sometimes collaborating to create unique pieces with clay, paper, and fibers.
Around the Block
This is a series documenting life during the pandemic in the neighborhood where I grew up in Elkins, West Virginia. There is a deep sense of community here that brings me a lot of hope.
Tom’s Porch, 8x10” thread on handmade paper, 2020
Friday, 9x16” thread on handmade paper, 2020
Installation View of Around the Block
Check out my sewing bicycle page to learn more about this contraption.
Black-eyed Susans, 10x12” thread on handmade paper, 2020
The Ladies Who Walk in the Mornings, 8x11” thread on handmade paper, 2020
A Family Portrait, 20x20x42" cast paper, ink 2020
Coffee at Kate’s, 8x10” thread on handmade paper, 2020
Field of Thistle, 13x15” thread on handmade paper, 2020
BYOC, 20x20x40" chair frame, mixed fibers, handmade paper, ink, 2020
Asters, 13x15” thread on handmade paper, 2020
Neighborhood Voting Party, 8x10” thread on handmade paper, 2020
Goldenrod, 13x15” thread on handmade paper, 2020