Many of the images here are from my “Then and Now” series, which I see as a celebration of community, collaboration, and chosen family. I start each piece with a found piece of embroidery, imagining the person who made it and what their inspiration and experience might have been. Sometimes I join 2 or more pieces, creating a relationship among those unknown craftspeople and myself. I add found sequins, representing the taste and sensibilities of whoever discarded them. The final piece represents a new sort of family, rich with identity and bonded by at least one commonality – our impulses to sew.
