| I’ve been rooting around in my archives: pulling images from my research, travels, and studio as I prepare for my upcoming Artist Lecture at the Allentown Museum of Art. I’m hoping the talk will feel part studio visit, where impromptu stories surface, process is unpacked, and the conversation inevitably holds a surprise, and part academic mapping of the textile and modern abstraction lineages that intersect with my practice, both directly and indirectly.
I’ll touch on everything from pagan iconography in Renaissance painting to the profound influence of Gee’s Bend quilting on the history of abstraction and craft, to the Bauhaus weaving workshop’s role in separating weaving from the task of imitating painting and allowing the medium to develop its own logic and imagery.
I’ve long located my work at the intersection of painting and textiles, so it’s been especially fun to formally map some of those pathways. I have compiled THIS reading list for anyone looking to get a preview or explore more.
I hope you can join me. RSVP is required.
And to friends and colleagues out there—I would love to share this lecture with your university or institution as a Visiting Artist! |
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| In 2017 I produced this five-layer silkscreen, printed on yellow French Paper at the Wassaic Project in upstate New York. Having spent a lot of time printing in undergrad at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, it was a welcome opportunity to get back into a print shop. Pulling from the foundation that drawing has within my practice, I dissected the drawing valley vessel and translated it into a silkscreen print, where successive layers of ink build color, structure, and rhythm across the surface.
In 2018 I offered this print as a fundraiser supporting reproductive rights, and most were shipped out the door. One of my projects for 2026 is buttoning up my drawing archives, both digitally and physically. While sorting through my flat file tower I located seven remaining prints, which I’m now offering again. I hope you’ll be inspired to bring a pop of color into your life. LINK HERE
valley vessel, 2017 Silkscreen edition of 35 on yellow French's paper, 19 x 24 inches |
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EXTENDED: 10 Year Anniversary Exhibition at The Landing Gallery, Los Angeles |
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10 Year Anniversary Exhibition Part 2: 21st Century Contemporary Program March 7 - May 2, 2026
Catch this extensive survey of The Landing Gallery’s contemporary program over the last ten years, now on view through the month of April.
Artist include: Yevgeniya Baras, Nick Dahlen, Roy Dowell, Brad Eberhard, Chris Fallon, Ryan Fenchel, Future Retrieval, Lukas Geronimas, Henry Glavin, Brenda Goodman, Michael Handley, Benjamin Heiken, Maxwell Hendler, Sam Jablon, Jason Karolak, Mie Kongo, Anne Lindberg, Leo Marmol, Casey McCafferty, Morgan McClean, Nick McPhail, Adam Miller, Chris Miller, Martine Nunez, Mattea Perrotta, Matt Phillips, Tim Presley, Jonathan Ryan, Aili Schmeltz, Howard Schwartzberg, Alex Stern, Candace Thatcher, Dani Tull, Amanda Valdez, Yelena Yemchuk, Zane Zappas |
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| Vessel Cult, a collaboration with Future Retrieval (Katie Parker & Guy Michael Davis) |
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| | | This Long Thread: Women of Color on Craft, Community, and Connection by Jen Hewett
Though it’s been out for some time, I finally sank into this anthology and survey of women makers and craftspeople of color across the United States. I especially loved reading the origin stories of how people came to their craft — some through family lineage and inherited knowledge, others by following creative impulses and hunches. Interviews, essays, oral histories, and survey results are woven throughout this insightful book, mapping a wide and vibrant field of practice. There is an intimacy and immediacy to the responses Hewett gathers that continually draws the reader in. |
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| | | Ingredients
1½ cups cooked mashed sweet potatoes, cooled (or use canned sweet potatoes) 1 cup light brown sugar, packed 3 large eggs 5 tablespoons orange juice 5 tablespoons canola or sunflower oil 2 cups sifted whole wheat flour 1 cup all-purpose flour 2½ teaspoons baking powder 1½ teaspoons cinnamon, ground ¾ teaspoon salt ¼ teaspoon baking soda 2 cups blueberries, fresh or frozen (I add a splash of applesauce to combat the dryness whole wheat flour can bring)
Instructions Preheat the oven to 350°F. In a large bowl, stir together the sweet potatoes, brown sugar, eggs, orange juice, and oil until smooth. In a separate bowl, stir together the flours, baking powder, cinnamon, salt, and baking soda. Add the dry ingredients to the sweet potato mixture and stir until combined. Stir in the blueberries. Divide into 24 paper-lined muffin cups. Bake for 30 to 35 minutes, until lightly browned. |
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| Near, 2019 Gouache, graphite, and acrylic paint on paper, 17 x 14 inches |
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