Handwoven organic cotton, handspun pygora fiber, chia seeds, foraged wild goldenrod, cultivated fresh leaf indigo, and time. 45 X 10 inches. September 2022.
Text and textile come from the same root word, texere, Latin for “to weave.” The Grass is an exploration in this connection: text and textile. The text growing in chia seeds stating “the grass is always greener,” is a reference to the Greek phrase from first century B.C. “the harvest is always richer in another man’s field.” I have pygora goats at home in Maryland and no matter how high and luscious the grass is on the inside of the fence compared to the outside, they always stick their heads out of the fence to graze, as if the grass truly is always greener on the other side. This textile is handwoven cotton hand dyed naturally with wild, foraged goldenrod and handspun pygora fiber hand dyed naturally with fresh indigo I grew myself. The idea to grow a chia weaving of text is an attempt to create a natural piece of art even the animals will enjoy!
Featured in MdW Art Fair for Unpacked Mobile Gallery at Mana Contemporary of Chicago, IL in 2022.