​Since the community art piece created in August, Redemption was conceived. In August students of St Paul's, parents, congregation members, and the Menomonie community wove fabric strips on the yarn strung from poles in the school parking lot. Once the work was removed I reclaimed the fabric into a woven piece. I titled it Redemption, as the fabric was saved and redeemed. This piece is now hung in my 2nd grade classroom as a reminder of my passion for meaningful relationships and inclusiveness.

Much to my surprise, it has been a year since I wrote a blog post for onewhoweaves... What a year it has been! I completed my second degree in Art Education and obtained my licensure in May. I have accepted a position to teach art AND second grade for the 2021-22 school year. Currently at our local library, Menomonie Public Library, I have an exhibit of some of the work I have been doing this "quiet" and very busy year. Sharing this colorful lightness with our community.

I am extremely excited to be entertaining a surprise collaborative, I will keep you posted. For now here is the exhibit, if you cannot make it in person. 

My woven landscapes are an experiment in color as well as a sensitive response to the nature of fiberwork. The intense process of setting the stage for the colorplay is a vital part of the fiber experience. Hours, often days or months are needed to create woven structure. Weaving is meditative. The rhythmic counting strands of yarn, the repetitive nature of threading the loom, and the beating and throwing of the shuttle is a reflective process. It involves moments of introspective clarity. 
Once the production begins, contemplation of my life, my relationships, my hopes, and aspiration those that surround me is woven into existence. Wisconsin’s diverse terrain is often the foundation for my inspiration. It separates me from becoming too connected, getting too personal yet creating something I sincerely am passionate about.
My study and experiences with fibers challenges me to create work that mimics my experiences chromatically. I often work alternating from functional woven work to personal creative studies of color and design. 
In the series Greener Pastures I am drawn to the summer farm fields of my childhood. The vivid green crops of corn, alfalfa, or oat in June contrasted with bright blue skies of the most fertile time of year.
Before and After is a meditation on life and death. Before addiction or after addiction. Before a winter snow storm or the aftermath. What difference did it make? What is the meaning? The purpose? Sometimes the changes in us are profound, but rarely seen or go unnoticed. The simplicity of a journey taken where paths once split, yet eventually came back together healed.
The color study of Aerial Sunrise I & II was conceived as a commission. The original photograph was taken by a flight paramedic. My mission was to recreate the winter morning sunrise of flight with an intense study of color against the crisp starkness of winter’s hibernating landscape.  

​9/29/2021