October 13–November 19, 2005

Link to images from the exhibition

"I have always worked with a belief that a little of one’s character transfers into personal items. I collect nylons, hats, gloves, curlers and other symbols of 'properly restrained ladies' for my work. These items serve as both inspiration and measuring stick for me as an artist.

"Conceptually, I am interested in breakdown and repair, and the cultural situation and compulsions of women. The time women spend on repair and improvements is endless: on our physical appearance, on our relationships, and on the world around us. Because there is always something imperfect to focus on, the work is never complete. Maintenance becomes at once overwhelming and seemingly necessary.

"My subject matter has often been an exploration of contradictions: between hard and soft, the masculine and the feminine, the grotesque and the beautiful. The work of women both historically and currently mirrors these contradictions. In visual terms, these distinctions will eventually merge to create a new thing entirely.

"This exhibit represents a shift in my work. Prior to this, I focused on paying tribute too, or creating reverence for the object itself, or its role in context to my vision. With this work I hope to transcend the found object and instead create a textile woven with the lives of the women that these items inhabited. This work is bigger than the sum of its parts and has moved ahead. I can almost hear its liberated cry, '. . . and another thing!' ”