panels — sffeltworks

panels

circles + circles

this series was hypnotizing to make. every time i cut out a circle, i created a new circle. i could have gone on and on and on making these. these pieces are meant to be a light, fun distraction from the sharp angles that surround and sometimes stab us.

sum parts, deconstructed

i wanted to capture individual cells of my larger sum parts pieces. i did this both to create more affordable pieces and to create an opportunity for others to put pieces together to create the sum of their own parts. i mounted the pieces on birch panels so they feel finished as individual pieces.

remnants

remnants originally fell free like tapestries. i wanted to give these some depth and heft. i found a carpenter at gardenville station who perfectly implemented my vision. i love how they stand out from the wall and the plywood lines.

cracked open

there are times when i walk through this world feeling like i am wearing impenetrable armor. feelings don’t come in or go out. i lose connection to community, friends and family and feel very much alone.

when this happens, i crave connection and belonging. i want to see and be seen. i want to shed my armor. i want to be cracked open.

during one of these moments, i created this series. i photographed sidewalk cracks for inspiration. bits of green emerging through concrete to take in light, water and air. small cracks spider webbing then growing larger.

influence + remanence

i lost a dear friend. her death was wrong. she died way too young. at her memorial, another friend spoke about remanence; the existence of a being, force, vibration long after the thing that was, forced or vibrated is gone.

i made remanence by patch-working warm pieces of felt then cutting out the repeated hourglass shape to indicate the force that is gone. this left me with a warm patch-worked hourglass shape (are you still with me?) i loved that cut out and used it to make a companion piece; influence.