Circumferential Blinds

36" diameter x 80" long; wood sticks with bark, black waxed cord; 2020; ArtsWorcester - Inside Voices: A Members Exhibition, Spring 2021

I spent most of my art production time in 2020 working on stitching sticks together to make blinds, mobiles, and other suspended sculptures from wood and rope. When I explored the items on loan to ArtsWorcester from FAM, "A Woman at a Window, Man Outside," sparked a thought to build a 3 dimensional version from several components of my work. "Five Blinds", originally linear, was joined at the sides to build the house; "Blind Pair" became the window sill and the Man Outside; "Woven Stick Spiral" is the Woman at a Window, an enclosed focal point of the final assembly.