Family Archive

In this body of work, knots act as a stand-in to represent each individual in my family tree. Each knot symbolically represents an individual’s preoccupation, referencing the utility of the work associated with it. The object paired with each knot becomes the focus, as well as a catalyst, for examining our own histories. Work was displayed in 2011 at the Mill College Art Museum for my MFA thesis exhibition.

Image titles (left to right) Hunters Bend, Artillery Loop, Butcher’s Knot, Packer’s Knot, Family trio, Figure Eight, Prayer Knots, Knot Calendar
Materials: Resin, fiberglass, rope, wood, cold-cast bronze, concrete, glass, rubber, cast lead, paper