My projects layer research and close looking at Maine's people, community and labor histories, and environment. Maine products (paper, charcoal, Hathaway shirts,) land (mud, plants,) and water are used both as subject and media in interactive classes and public installations. installations like Where We Art Now: Maps and Doorways, River Stories, Piecework, and classes like Kennebec River Stories Coda: Mopping the River, give agency to “women’s work” (mopping, scrubbing, wiping,) challenging assumptions about cultural power, relationships to nature, and art.
