My bolo finds its forever home

I am pleased to share that my piece, Pneumatic Trailer Bolo with Seedpod Plumb Bobs, has been accessioned into the permanent collection of the Fuller Craft Museum in Brockton, Massachusetts. This is particularly meaningful for me because the museum was the second stop on the tour of Everybody’s Bolos, for which the piece was made. The exhibition was co-curated by Brian Fleetwood and Hannah Toussaint. As the events surrounding that wonderful project draw to a close, it feels good to have my contribution in the care of such a wonderful cultural center.

Pneumatic Trailer Bolo with Seedpod Plumb Bobs, sterling silver, napa leather, 18 x 3.5 x .75”, 2023

photo credit: Dasha Wright

Bolos on the Move and in the News

As I type this, Everybody’s Bolos is being installed at the Fuller Craft Museum in Brockton Massachusetts. I co-curated this exhibition of bolo ties with Brian Fleetwood and Hannah Toussaint which opened at UNT and is now traveling (you can read the project backstory here). We also produced a catalog and symposium. Maybe a broadway musical is next?

If you are in the area, please come out to the Fuller on Saturday February 1 from 2-5 for the reception. Brian and I will be talking about the background of the exhibition and our research into the fascinating, liminal bolo tie during at public presentation at 3:30.

To whet your appetite, you can read a wonderful article by Andrea Valluzzo that just appeared in Antiques and the Arts Weekly.