WORK > Cocoon: small transformations

Hemp cordage, copper insulation, gold and turquoise crochet cotton, Icelandic wool, borax crystals, found giant barnacles, bailing wire, deer bone, my great-grandmother's vintage crystal cake pedestal.

'Regeneration' discusses the loss of the matriarchs in my life: mother and grandmother, followed closely by the pandemic, and how this time of isolation, grief, and tears both allowed and forced me to focus deeply on healing, and rebuilding my life without my elders. Borax crystals take the form of tears, jewels, and personal adornment in this piece.