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I am attracted to knitted and crocheted afghans. Seeking them out in thrift stores, I collect them according to their individual grid patterns. It’s difficult to imagine discarding these bright colored handcrafted objects, primarily made by women and often given as gifts. While many would use these blankets as bed linens or decorations for their couch, I repurpose them as print matrices, covering them in paint, to create works on canvas. In a sense the original makers are my silent collaborators. The abstract imagery in the work stems from my interest in Bauhaus principles and architectural structures, as well as films such as Fritz Lang’s, Metropolis.    

  

As I merge afghan patterns with metaphorical forms, the works seem to appear on their own, a gestalt manifestation of prints, drawings, and paintings.

 

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