last summer, i fell for a guy from my college. he was 6 foot tall, rugged, and the most tree-hugging libertarian man i'd ever met. he was burly, with an old-world manly name. he was funny, he was sweet, and he was historically-inclined. he made me laugh and he was always present in time. he still had an older iphone–i assume it was an iphone 6 or somewhere close. i though that was charming, especially for someone who's parents had sent him to art school to study animation. he

I'm sure they never thought this picture of them from nearly 70 years ago would end up in a second-hand store and be labeled "vintage." At the time, they were simply capturing their life at the time.

This piece is an attempt to specifically focus on the women of Southern Appalachia who go unnoticed to the outside world, but are immovable forces within their communities.

Week 1 of my process-driven explorations for my future summer collection

Read about my tapestry completed for DRAW 242, "Psalms 91:10"

Explore the history & development of crochet & the granny square through an heirloom family blanket.

Completed for FIBR 190: Color Lab - Project 3: Final Project The guidelines for this project were to pick any of the techniques we learned and go crazy. We could stick to just one style, or indulge in them all. I picked the latter. When we were assigned the project, I was facing big ideas of loneliness in my life. It just so happened to be soon after The Duality of Woman project was released and I was facing all of the after effects of isolation due to people not wanting to a

Completed for FIBR 190: Color Lab - Project 2: Fabric Surface Design with Dye For this project, we were to focus on dying with Indigo dyes using Shibori dying techniques on cotton & silk, dying with acid dyes on silk, and using heat-pressed disperse dye techniques on polyester. The idea for this project, which I didn't realize at the beginning, was the idea of freedom. In my personal life, I have been embracing the southern roots that I come from. I have been wearing my cowbo

Completed for FIBR 170: Textile Structures - Project 1: Planar Construction For this project, we were given broad prompts & accompanied by varying demos including that of 3D construction, smocking (which I had never done before), felting (which I had also never done before), pleating, ruffling, & gathering. The gingerbread was made for my friend, Steph, who's Christmas-obsessed. The smocked bag was made for my young cousin, Ellie, who is just full of personality. The "Adopted

Completed for FIBR 190: Color Lab - Project 1: Fabric Surface Design with Screen Printing This project was my first project in 190, which had us dying raw silk & cotton fabric in reactive dyes, as well as experimenting with screen printing & lots of layering. I had a lot of collage in my mind with this project and I really wanted to use some basting stitching, which I had never really done before. For materials, I used raw silk, cotton broadcloth, scrap denim, polyester fabri

From Bartow County, GA to Savannah, GA - highlighting the color transition from warm colors to muted cool colors