I’m proud to say that my 2019 installation titled, There But Not There, which focuses on my perspective of Ambiguous Loss, has been juried into the Surface Design Association’s Fall 2020 International Exhibition in Print.

This exhibition titled, Devotion: Sewing the Sacred, is an impressive collection of fiber-related works that approach devotion from so many perspectives. With 239 artists submitting 1,113 works from all over the world, I consider this a great honor to be included among the 27 featured artists.

I first started viewing ambiguity through the lens of Ambiguous Loss; a grief that occurs when both the presence and absence of a loved one exist. Conditions such as immigration, war, divorce, dementia, gender transferal—and yes, a pandemic—can create ambiguity around presence and absence. Most of us—at some point in our lives—will experience Ambiguous Loss at some level. In my life, it was my son’s diagnosis of mental illness. This concept has deepened my understanding of ambiguity and broadened the relevance of my artistic expression.

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