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ExhibitedNote
Felt DeCoded, Museum of Craft and Design SF, CA;
JA Retrospective - The Steamplant, Olympia, WANote
My father grew up during the Depression. Nothing was wasted or thrown away
because everything was seen as a resource and saved for potential use. He
was a cartographer and an optimist. Thanks to him, I learned to read, draw, and
respect maps, and I grew up seeing the potential in even the smallest piece of
string or scrap of fabric.
When I found this rescued jute in his basement after his death at 96, it spoke to
me, asking to be made into art in his honor. Each knot represents a hurdle or
challenge we faced and overcame as a family, and by felting the jute into wool,
it speaks to how we created experiences of beauty and wonder from those
circumstances.Note Type
Installation NoteNote
This framed piece can be hung horizontally or vertically
