— 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. Fiber work available through Weinberger Fine Art.
Fly-over Country: The Wild Side │Thread, Hand-dyed Shetland & Alpaca wool │ 16′ x 3’9″ x 4″ framed │ 2022Fly-over Country: The Wild Side (Left Panel) │ Thread, Hand-dyed Shetland & Alpaca wool │ panel: 44 x 64 x 4″ framed │ 2022Fly-over Country: The Wild Side (Middle Panel) │ Thread, Hand-dyed Shetland & Alpaca wool │ panel: 44 x 64 x 4″ framed │ 2022Fly-over Country: The Wild Side (Middle Panel) │ Thread, Hand-dyed Shetland & Alpaca wool │ panel: 44 x 64 x 4″ framed │ 2022Luck of the Skies │ Hand-dyed Shetland & Alpaca wool on sculpted foam │ 36 x 72 x 2.5″ │ 2022Luck of My Heart / Hand-dyed Shetland sheep and alpaca wools, thread, beads, sequins / 48 x 49x 2.5″ / 2023The Shower of The Life of Earth: Flow State / Hand-dyed Shetland sheep and alpaca wools, thread / 40 x 32″ / 2023The Shower of The Life of Earth: Take Flight / Hand-dyed Shetland and alpaca wools, thread / 40 x 32″ / 2023The Shower of The Life of Earth No. 2 or I do indeed take credit for increased numbers of hummingbirds on our block. │SOLDThe 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″ │ 2022The 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″ │ 2022The 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″ │ 2022Memory Portal No. 3 │ Thread, silk, hand-dyed Shetland wool │ 74 x 74 x 7″ │SOLDMemory Portal No. 3 │ SOLDMemory Portal No. 4 │ SOLDMemory Portal No. 2 │ SOLDMemory Portal No. 3 │ Thread, silk, hand-dyed Shetland wool │ 42 x 38 x 7.5″ │ 2019GROW / Thread, natural and hand-dyed Shetland wool, silk / 10 x 10′ / 2019 / Commissioned by St. Teresa’s AcademyDetail of GROWMinds Window: GROW No. 1 │ Thread, silk, hand-dyed Shetland wool │ 26 x 26″ │ 2019Minds Window GROW No 2 │ Thread, silk, hand-dyed Shetland wool │ 26 x 26″ │ 2019Memory Stratum No. 1: I Named Him Skylar │ SOLDMemory Stratum No. 2: A Turtle Got Into the Strawberries Again │ SOLDBonsai No. 3 │ Viscose & metallic thread │24 x 19 x 1.5″ │ 2016Forest for the Trees │ Thread │ 36 x 108″ │ 2012Detail of Forest For The Trees │ Thread
Forest For The Trees │ Acquired by the City of Overland Park, KS