Encoded
This series of stitched felted wool works combines manmade codes with organic materials and formations to explore how human, cultural, and natural wisdoms can hide in plain sight. The pieces transform texts gleaned from diverse sources and eras into a symbols, translating them first into code, then into color before giving them final form.
Laugh Often And Much
Felted wool, thread, Morse code
70 x 25 in
To laugh often and much,
to win the respect of intelligent people
and the affection of children,
to earn the appreciation of honest critics
and endure the betrayal of false friends,
to appreciate beauty,
to find the best in others,
to leave the world a bit better,
whether by a healthy child, a garden patch,
or a redeemed social condition;
to know that even one life has breathed easier
because you have lived.
This is to have succeeded.
-Bessie Anderson Stanley
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Beyond Reason
Call And Response
Rate Of Exchange
Verse 43
“Our words define us as profoundly as our ideas and our actions. Despite their weight, we perceive them as ethereal, fleeting—even disposable. Would this still be so if they occupied physical space? If we could suddenly touch the intangible, would we discover comfort, connection, or even grace? Might we reconsider how we use language as an art, a tool, a weapon, or a balm?”
Seven Social Sins
Verse 33
This Spring 2025 show at Art Center Sarasota featured thirteen new works, including the first large-scale works in the Encoded series.