Silk Bend, 2013. Reclaimed Japanese michiyuki silk, wool twill, annealed alloy wire. 17 x 87 x 15 inches. Shown here installed hanging from a horizontal bough of a silver linden tree during United South End Settlement‘s Sculpture in the Park exhibition, Franklin Square, Boston, MA, October 2014
Experimenting with piercing, bending the silkLayering the bendsFusing the silk to wool with a synthetic, adhesive interfacingSilk-woolPrepping the form before bendingSoftening the cornersSilk Bend installed in the studioSilk Bend photoshopped into an outdoor siteSilk Bend installed at the Bancroft School, Worcester, MA, September 2018