TEXTILES

    — If the material is of the land, then the color is of my heart.

    This body of works focuses on recontextualizing “women’s work” by combining artistic and handcraft traditions of drawing and sewing through modern methods.  Wools from the Gardner family farm, Meadowtree Farm, form the foundation, lending labor to works not only from the artist, but of multiple generations. Simple materials balanced with intense detail.  Traditional methods balanced by contemporary possibilities.
    Textile work available through Weinberger Fine Art.

    The Shower of The Life of Earth No. 2 or I do indeed take credit for increased numbers of hummingbirds on our block. │SOLD
    The Shower of Life No 3 or some days the butterflies get all the credit but not today! │ Hand-dyed Shetland & Alpaca wool │ 18 x 18 x 2″ │ 2022
    The Shower of The Life of Earth No. 4 or I watched puzzled as the dog snapped at the air and then I too was flailing against the swarm. │ Hand-dyed Shetland & Alpaca wool │ 14 x 14 x 2″ │ 2022
    The Shower of The Life of Earth No. 5 or I still regret losing that feather. │ Hand-dyed Shetland & Alpaca wool │ 16 x 16 x 2″ │ 2022
    A multi-colored domed and round textile artwork, consisting of many individual wool applique elements.
    Memory Portal No. 3 │ Thread, silk, hand-dyed Shetland wool │ 74 x 74 x 7″ │ 2019
    A multi-colored domed and round textile artwork, consisting of many individual wool applique elements.
    Memory Portal No. 3 │ SOLD
    Memory Portal No. 4 │ SOLD
    A multi-colored domed and round textile artwork, consisting of many individual wool applique elements. with groups of elements splaying off of the dome onto the wall at intervals.
    Memory Portal No. 2 │ SOLD
    A multi-colored domed and round textile artwork, consisting of many individual wool applique elements.
    Memory Portal No. 3 │ Thread, silk, hand-dyed Shetland wool │ 42 x 38 x 7.5″ │ 2019
    GROW / Thread, natural and hand-dyed Shetland wool, silk / 10 x 10′ / 2019 / Commissioned by St. Teresa’s Academy
    Detail of GROW
    framed textile artwork featuring local Missouri flora and fauna executed in thread and wool
    Minds Window: GROW No. 1 │ Thread, silk, hand-dyed Shetland wool │ 26 x 26″ │ 2019
    framed textile artwork featuring Missouri flora and fauna executed in thread and dyed wool
    Minds Window GROW No 2 │ Thread, silk, hand-dyed Shetland wool │ 26 x 26″ │ 2019
    Memory Stratum No. 1: I Named Him Skylar │ SOLD
    Memory Stratum No. 2: A Turtle Got Into the Strawberries Again │ SOLD
    Bonsai No. 3 │ Viscose & metallic thread │24 x 19 x 1.5″ │ 2016
    Forest for the Trees │ Thread │ 36 x 108″ │ 2012
    Detail of Forest For The Trees │ Thread
    Forest For The Trees_OP City Hall site crop m_Rachelle Gardner-Roe
    Forest For The Trees │ Acquired by the City of Overland Park, KS