Touch Response

 

Growing New Life

Acrylic on paper

3" x 5"

"Think about growing other organs or at least parts of them - eyes, ears, hearts - in a farm whose fields are pans and whose silos are test tubes."

- Diane Ackerman, A Natural History of the Senses, p. 70

Statement:

This quote is from a section of the book explaining how skin grafts are grown. When I thought about other organs being grown I pictured hearts growing on strawberry plants. 

"I was Here"

Embroidery

8" x 8"

"What a marvel to see so many lives at full stretch, defined by needles and ink, so many people who wished to become their own text."

- Diane Ackerman, A Natural History of the Senses, p. 100

Statement: 

This piece is meant to represent people's innate desire to leave their mark on the world. We leave pieces of ourselves everywhere, in our houses, with our friends, even on our skin. We all want to be remembered, even if only by a few people, so we do what we can to touch the world around us and say "I was here."