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About this Project

This series of work is rooted in my background as a costume designer. Often beginning in the reclaiming of vintage textiles and clothing, the pieces are then overstitched, handbeaded, and made into sculptural pieces. Some of the pieces were then used in installation, ritual theater, and performance projects.

About this Project

Mixed Media works on canvas - textiles, hand and machine sewing, hand beading

About this Project

This on-going project began in 2006; it is a work of remembrance, honoring the women and men killed as witches during the Witch Trial-Era. This project began with the gathering of the real names and stories of lost lives, an expedition into our past (and too often present) of violence and fear-based persecution. Based on newly translated documentation of this history, my investigation into this fearful period is directed through a lens of gender theory, while also examining the connections between the Witch-Trial Era and the rise of capitalism and colonialism. Over the past several years, this project has included ritual installations, a memorial wall of names stitched onto a large tapestry (The Shroud of Remembrance – currently two panels each 4’ x 9’), the creation of poetic text to give voice to the victims, and most importantly, hand made poppets representing the individuals executed as “witches.”