Pieces of Me in 2023
handwoven herringbone fabric appliquéd on vintage wool blanket
5.5' x 6.5’
2023

This quilt is a followup to another I finished some years ago (Pieces of Me in 2020). This quilt was pivotal in my practice, in that it was the first self portrait I’ve ever made. I hadn’t connected with a way of working I felt could express my innerself until I began quilting. Much has changed in my life since the original quilt and I felt due for another introspective brain dump. This quilt is made from handwoven fabric appliquéd onto an old wool blanket and reflects on my life as a queer Midwestern white American.


25,000 Moments (that made me Me)
2022-2023

I began this quilt two days before I turned 25 unaware of what it was about to become. I spent a year working on it, taking my last stitch just a few days shy of 26. It is 8’ wide, 20’ long, and contains 25,000 one inch squares. It is pieced out of all hand dyed fabric, using every technique I could think of (natural & synthetic dyes, indigo, rust, screenprinting, block printing, digital printing, etc). I had never spent so long on a quilt and I used the time to think about all of my experiences thus far—the good, the bad, the ugly. It serves as an homage to life; every moment is special no matter how small and each second lived must be cherished.