In weaving there is a direct analogy between textile and text – the construction of fabric and the process of writing. Both have methodical underpinnings that provide the framework for development. Both woven strips and written sentences can be rearranged to re-contextualize, to forge relationships, to develop meaning.

In my weaving, I incorporate a repeating rhythm of cord wefts. These visually subdivide while physically tying to create the whole. These cords form the scaffold for the tapestry while producing a second, complicating scrim. The two systems are mutually supportive, yet generate visual conflict.

Through color and weave I create rhythms which coalesce or splinter, calling across the field to engage with each other. This woven language is not code – it does not refer to specific thoughts. Through abstraction I find freedom for interpretation, and discovery.

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