Mending was my daily art practice from September 2017-October 2018. I used the running stitch, traditionally used in mending, as this piece tracks my mending of self, both as artist and competitive athlete. I began this piece when I was finally able to begin training again after two years due to injuries. During much of this time, I was also in too much pain to do my artwork. Each embroidery represents a single training session (silver = swimming, dark gray = cycling, turquoise = running, orange = strength training), and blank spots signify a day off.
Both endeavors, art and sport, travel on parallel paths in my life, yet they are very similar. Both take daily practice, dedication, and repetition. Both are imperfect and require immense amounts of labor that no one sees. More abstractly, however, this piece highlights how individual moments, or marks, accumulate to gain significance.
446 hand embroideries on silk organza
Each 2 ½x4 in.
Total installation 85x75 in.
2018
446 hand embroideries on silk organza
Each 2 ½x4 in.
Total installation 85x75 in.
2018
446 hand embroideries on silk organza
Each 2 ½x4 in.
Total installation 85x75 in.
2018
2018
446 hand embroideries on silk organza
Each 2 ½x4 in.
Total installation 85x75 in.
2018
446 hand embroideries on silk organza
Each 2 ½x4 in.
Total installation 85x75 in.
2018
446 hand embroideries on silk organza
Each 2 ½x4 in.
Total installation 85x75 in.
2018
446 hand embroideries on silk organza
Each 2 ½x4 in.
Total installation 85x75 in.
2018
446 hand embroideries on silk organza
Each 2 ½x4 in.
Total installation 85x75 in.
2018