“Queen of the Field” is a project occurring in midtown Atlanta, as part of a larger creative project hosted by The Hambidge Center for the Creative Arts & Sciences, called the Hambidge Creative Hive. For this project, I worked to transform a former, unoccupied sushi restaurant into a gallery and working artist project space. Queen of the Field is a fusion of personal histories and collective experiences, explored through natural dye processes, large scale tapestry weaving, and the collection of found objects. This project is inspired by my two grandmothers, each of whom worked the land, and through harvesting, gathering, fetching, toiling, and making something from nothing, were able to provide for their large families. The project is dedicated to their efforts, and also to all of the ancestral matriarchs, primarily those of color who were born into a life of physical labor of the land. Natural dye workshops and opportunities to weave on a communal tapestry loom were offered at no cost to the community, and there were hours in which the space was open regularly for public interaction and exchange.
“Queen of the Field” is a project occurring in midtown Atlanta, as part of a larger creative project hosted by The Hambidge Center for the Creative Arts & Sciences, called the Hambidge Creative Hive. For this project, I worked to transform a former, unoccupied sushi restaurant into a gallery and working artist project space. Queen of the Field is a fusion of personal histories and collective experiences, explored through natural dye processes, large scale tapestry weaving, and the collection of found objects. This project is inspired by my two grandmothers, each of whom worked the land, and through harvesting, gathering, fetching, toiling, and making something from nothing, were able to provide for their large families. The project is dedicated to their efforts, and also to all of the ancestral matriarchs, primarily those of color who were born into a life of physical labor of the land. Natural dye workshops and opportunities to weave on a communal tapestry loom were offered at no cost to the community, and there were hours in which the space was open regularly for public interaction and exchange.
field prism, for allean, 2017
64"H x 58"W x 6"D
field marker: place of wonder, 2017
32"H x 16"W
obelisks of the matriarchs, 2017
15'H x 5.5'W x 57"D
detail, of obelisks of the matriarchs, 2017
15'H x 5.5'W x 57"D
detail, of obelisks of the matriarchs, 2017
15'H x 5.5'W x 57"D
48"W x 28"H x 8"D
tillage totem, 2017
74"H x 44"W x 8"D
detail of tillage totem, 2017
74"H x 44"W x 8"D
landmass: fields of glory, 2017
35"H x 33"W
landmass: fields of refuge, 2017
46"H x 28"W
sow & reap, 2017
collaborative tapestry
44"H x 40"W (without frame)
field prism, for christine, 2017
55"H x 72"W x 4"D
installation shot, tidal bore (upper) & sifting, seeking (lower), 2017
tidal bore, 2017
15"H x 11"W
sifting, seeking, 2017
13"H x 13"W
land, labour, & gold, 2017
12"H x 9"W
driftless dawn, 2017
38"H x 24.5"W
of rain and provision, 2017
62"H x 18"W
eternal return, 2017
38"H x 3*"W
detail of tillage totem, 2017
74"H x 44"W x 8"D
vegetable & naturally dyed fibers, 2017
oasis, 2017
