43RD ANNUAL CONTEMPORARY CRAFTS at Mesa Contemporary Arts Museum

The juror for this esteemed and established annual event was Beth C. McLaughlin, Artistic Director and Chief Curator of Fuller Craft Museum in Brockton, MA. I was so pleased to have Grow Build Climb Fly selected for inclusion. Imposed upon the form of a pneumatic dry haul trailer, the imagery of kernels, bricks, ladders and feathers are meant to represent what I wish for my children as they move through the stages of their life. The dry haul trailer is a conveyor of grain that I often see on the highways, but is also reminiscent of mammary glands. The rope that it hangs from is made of casein fiber, derived from milk, which I spun myself.

enameled metal wall sculpture hanging from a hook

Grow, Build, Climb, Fly, 18 x 18 x 9 in, copper, brass, vitreous enamel, casein fiber, 2021