leather

The textiles and garments that surround us silently accompany us through the unfolding experiences of our lives. New stories are gathered. New histories are created. The materials become charged with a spirit that is not reproducible – a kind of social life or aura created by its own unique history. 

I create new work from old things: new bags from discarded leather coats, wallets from unwanted jackets, quilts from textile and leather remnants.

I weave scraps from previous projects into new works, and the result is a charged piece of art, activated not only by my own hands, but from the material’s previous lives. Another layer is added to its history.

Texas Sun

Dutchman’s Puzzle detail

GPS Quilts -3

Seeping Through

Dutchman’s Puzzle No. 4

Dutchman’s Puzzle Full

Gradient

Abstract Histories No. 4

Dutchman’s Puzzle No. 3

Dutchman’s Puzzle No. 6

Abstract Histories No. 5

A Gift to Vidar

Abstract Histories No. 3

Abstract Histories No. 6

ElectricYouth

Mending Hide No. 2

Mending Hide No. 1

Rainbow Abstract

Abstract Histories No. 1