Image Descriptions for It Only Hurts

Gallery map with each of the walls labeled.

WALL A

Group 7 - Thermal

Hot, 2023, A square stretched textile piece made of various cuts of yellow and ochre-colored fabrics. On the right side of the piece, there is a burnt orange section of fabric with a pleat running through it. This piece is 5” wide by 5” tall.
Burning, 2023, A square stretched textile piece made of various cuts of maroon, red, and dark orange fabric, The pattern on some of the largest cuts of fabric resemble flames and fire. This piece is 5” wide by 5” tall.
Searing, 2023, A square stretched textile piece made up of various cuts of red and maroon fabrics. In the top right quadrant of the piece, there is a maroon cut of fabric with a pleat in the middle. There are two cuts of fabric with fire-work-like sparks of gold on the design. This piece is 5” wide by 5” tall.
Scalding, 2024, A square stretched textile piece made up of different cuts of deep maroon and purple/indigo fabrics. Across the top third of the piece, the purple/indigo cut of fabric has gold lines running through it, resembling veins. This pattern is continued throughout the other cuts of fabric on the lower half of the piece via gold embroidery on top of the maroon fabrics. This piece is 5” wide by 5” tall.

Group 17 - Sensory Miscellaneous

Spreading, 2024, A rectangular stretched textile piece made of light, sage green fabric. The piece contains nine pleats running vertically across the piece. On the far left side of the rectangle, the pleats are placed close to one another. The pleats grow progressively further in distance from each other as they reach the right side of the piece. This piece is 12” wide by 9” tall.
Radiating, 2024, A rectangular stretched textile piece made of light olive green fabric. The piece contains eight pleats. The first pleat is a mostly formed circle beginning in the bottom left corner of the piece, and the remaining pleats follow in similar shape, radiating outwards. The pleats begin close in proximity to each other beginning from the lower left corner and grow progressively further in distance from each other as they reach the top, right side of the piece. This piece is 12” wide by 9” tall.
Penetrating, 2024, A square stretched textile piece made of various blue cuts of fabric layered over each other with circular cutouts . The first layer of fabric is a dark, navy blue. Layered on top of it, is a lighter navy, denim-like blue fabric with oval cutouts, so you can see the first layer of fabric underneath. The final, top-most layer of fabric is muted, turquoise in color and contains oval and circular cutouts, revealing the bottom two layers of fabric underneath. This piece is 8” wide by 8” tall.
Piercing, 2024, A square stretched textile piece made of six pieces of fabric layered over each other. The first fabric is a deep, dark navy, practically black in color. Layered over it is an indigo colored fabric. The third layer of fabric is a lighter indigo color. The fourth layer is a cerulean blue colored fabric. The fifth layer is a deep steel blue. The sixth and top-most layer is a lighter steel blue. These fabrics are layered on top of one another, each with a circular cutout in the lower right corner. The size of the circular cutout grows from small to larger in size beginning from the inner first layers and working its way out, revealing the color(s) of the fabric(s) beneath each layer. This piece is 8” wide by 8” tall.

WALL B

Group 6 - Traction Pressure

Tugging, 2022, A square stretched textile piece with pleats running from the top to the bottom. The four leftmost fabric pleats have been sewn back to reveal a light red fabric. The piece is 8” wide by 8” tall.
Pulling, 2022, A square stretched textile piece with pleats running from the top to bottom. Each pleat has been sewn back to reveal red fabric which goes from darkest on the right to lightest on the left. The piece is 8” wide by 8” tall.
Wrenching, 2024, A square stretched textile piece with pleats running from the top to bottom. The third pleat from the right has been pulled out and the fabric spills passed the bottom of the frame. The revealed fabric of this pleat and the other is a swirl of red, white, yellow and purple. The piece is 8” wide by 8” tall.

Group 9 - Dullness

Dull, 2024, A square piece of light grey fabric sewn into many uneven horizontal layers with ridges between them that run from edge to edge. The fabric is gathered vertically in between ridges and grey thread is visible on the layers where they were sewn. The square shape is distorted where some of the fabric overlaps at the edges. This piece is 12” wide by 12” tall.
Hurting, 2024, A square piece of light grey fabric sewn into many uneven horizontal and diagonal layers with ridges. Some ridges run from edge to edge while others end or begin on the fabric. The fabric is gathered vertically in between ridges and thread is visible on the edges of the ridges, some dark purple and some dark blue. This piece is 12” wide by 12” tall.
Sore, 2024, A square piece of slightly faded blue fabric sewn into many uneven horizontal layers with ridges between them that run from edge to edge. The fabric is gathered vertically in between ridges and thread is visible on the layers where they were sewn, some purple, pink, and dark blue. A pink thread, two purple threads, and a dark blue thread all hang off the fabric in different places. This piece is 12” wide by 12” tall.
Aching, 2024, A square piece of bright blue fabric sewn into many uneven horizontal layers with ridges between them that run from edge to edge. The top right and bottom left areas of the square obtrude horizontally like a pocket of air. The fabric is gathered vertically in between ridges and thread is visible on the layers where they were sewn, some pink and some blue. Many pink and blue threads hang off the fabric in different places, some in groups and some singular. This piece is 12” wide by 12” tall.
Heavy, 2024, An almost complete square of muted turquoise fabric, where the bottom left corner of the square has been folded up and behind. The fabric has been sewn into many uneven horizontal layers with ridges between them that run from edge to edge, and gathered vertically in between ridges. Thread is visible on the layers where they were sewn, some pink and some blue. This piece is 12” wide and 12” tall.

Group 14 - Punishment

Punishing, 2024, A rectangle stretched textile piece. The backing fabric is white with grey squiggles on it. There is an overlay of black stitches. The black stitches are the words “I deserve this” over and over again in cursive, but the fabric that once held these stitches has dissolved leaving the text unreadable. This piece is 12” wide by 9” tall.
Grueling, 2024, A square stretched textile piece covered in thousands of navy blue hand stitches. The stitches run horizontally on the piece and overlap each other. The background fabric is beige. This piece is 8” wide by 8” tall.
Cruel, 2024, A square stretched textile piece is covered with white velcro. The piece has been covered with thread remnants (mostly black but some other colors as well) which stick to the velcro and hang off the piece. This piece is 6” wide by 6” tall.
Vicious, 2024 A square textile piece whose borders are made of beige fabric. There is no center of this piece, instead black, white and neon green fabric runs between the border beige fabric. The effect is an tangled web pulling the sides to the center. The piece is backed in black felt which can be seen through the thread web. This piece is 10” wide by 10” tall.
Killing, 2024, A square textile piece made of beige fabric. Running horizontally across the center of the piece is a line of black stitches. This center line has been stitched back and forth so many times that the fabric at the center puckers under the pressure of the stitches. There is a needle which hangs off this center stitch line and is embedded below it in the fabric. This piece is 10” wide by 10” tall.

WALL C

Group 3 - Punctuate Pressure

Pricking, 2024, A square stretched textile piece made of beige, lightly textured fabric. A floral red fabric wraps around the edges of the frame creating a border. On the left side of the square, seven reflective sequins are sewn on, creating a constellation pattern. This piece is 7” wide by 7” tall.
Boring, 2024, A square stretched textile piece made from beige, lightly textured fabric layered on top of red fabric. On the left side of the canvas, there are two, round holes cut in the beige layer, revealing the red color underneath. Both holes have a ruched, donut shape of matching, beige fabric around them. This piece is 8” wide by 8” tall.
Drilling, 2024, A square stretched textile piece made from beige, lightly textured fabric. A floral red fabric wraps around the edges of the frame creating a border. On the left side of the canvas, there are three, round holes cut in the beige layer, revealing different red, patterned fabric under each. The holes have a ruched, donut shape of matching, beige fabric around them. This piece is 8” wide by 8” tall.
Stabbing, 2024, A square stretched textile piece made from beige, lightly textured fabric layered on top of red fabric. The beige fabric has a geometric pattern of lighter lines and dots. On the left side of the canvas, five slashes have been cut into the beige fabric, revealing the red color underneath. This piece is 5” wide by 5” tall.
Lancing, 2024, A square stretched textile piece made from gray and beige, lightly textured fabric layered on top of red fabric. The top layer of fabric has a simple floral pattern. On the left side of the canvas, a long, thin gash is cut into the beige fabric, revealing the red underneath. The red color is dark and textured. This piece is 8” wide by 8” tall.

WALL D

Group 2 - Spatial

Jumping, 2024, A square stretched textile piece made with blue fabric. Dividing the blue panel almost in fifths are four stitched lines depicting repeating arches like the hopping of a spring or insect. The bottom two-fifths panel is offset slightly from the top, revealing a flash of yellow underneath, highlighting the arches with bold rays. This piece is 10” wide by 10” tall.
Flashing, 2024, A stretched textile piece made with blue and yellow fabric. The blue fabric in the background has a brush stroke pattern giving a soft effect of movement. The yellow fabric is stretched across the middle with a border of blue above and below. A bold zig-zag cuts through the yellow fabric from right to l3ft, revealing the blue fabric underneath. This piece is 10” wide by 10” tall.
Shooting, 2024, A stretched textile piece made with blue and yellow fabric. The blue fabric is textured, showing a pattern like mostly barren tree branches. The top and bottom edges are darker and the middle is brighter, giving the effect of a sky. A bright yellow triangle reaches from the bottom left corner almost across the piece, framed by yellow stitching which extends slightly beyond the point of the triangle. This piece is 10” wide by 10” tall.

WALL E

Group 4 (from left to right)

Sharp, 2024, A square stretched textile piece with yellow and red fabric. The yellow fabric covers the piece in three sections and there is a red triangle at the bottom left quadrant, where the yellow sections intersect. This piece is 6” wide by 6” tall.
Cutting, 2024, A square stretched textile piece with floral yellow and red fabric. The yellow floral fabric covers the piece in two sections. The yellow flowers have five petals each with an orange & black middle. There is a half-inch strip of red fabric that cuts across diagonally like a sash. This piece is 6” wide by 6” tall.
Lacerating, 2024, A square stretched textile piece with gray & white speckled yellow and red fabric. The yellow fabric has a few diagonally wrinkles and there is a ~4 inch rip with frayed edges, revealing red fabric behind the rip. This piece is 6” wide by 6” tall.

WALL F

There is a large quilt which takes up most of the wall. There are the outline of two figures on the quilt, one faces forward and the other faces backward. Both figures are covered with soft velcro. At the top of the quilt it reads “Where does it hurt? Using the pain pieces indicate on the figures below where you have pain.”

To the left of the quilt there are strips of fabric with different colored shapes. There are circles, triangles, rectangles, blobs and stars. These pain pieces are moved on and off the figures over the duration of the exhibition.

WALL G

Group 19 - Sensory (from left to right)

Cool, 2024, A rectangular fabric tile made of joined shapes in different shades of blue and grey. A seam in the top half makes a long smooth S curve, crossing multiple pieces of fabric. Two corners have bold quarter-ovals in a lighter blue, which echo a dark navy shape in the middle-left. The piece is 8” wide by 10” tall.
Cold, 2024, A fabric rectangle made of shapes in blue, white, brown, and grey printed fabrics. Two triangles slice across the top left corner, and appear to rest on two angled columns made of smaller shapes. The textures contrast sharply - horizontal lines, a vertical print that looks like birch trees, a cool even blue. The piece is 8” wide by 10” tall.
Freezing, 2024, A fabric rectangle made of triangular shapes in blue, black, brown, and white, with textured prints. A large triangle is in the center at an off angle, and the pieces that make it up do not match in color or texture, or line up perfectly. The lines that border it draw the eye away, and off the canvas. The piece is 8” wide by 10” tall.

WALL H

Group 8 - Brightness

Tingling, 2022, A square stretched textile piece made of white and see-through fabric. The piece is covered with yellow, orange and blue knots with tails. This piece is 8” wide by 8” tall.
Itching, 2022, A square stretched textile piece made of alternating horizontal strips of maroon and white fabric and peach and white fabric. In the lower right hand corner of the piece there is a cluster of red and pink knots with tails. This piece is 6” wide by 6” tall.
Smarting, 2024, A square stretched textile piece made of yellow, pink, and red fabric which has been sewn together in a random pattern. In the lower lefthand corner of the piece there is a cluster of blue knots with tails. These knots form a loose diamond shape. This piece is 6” wide by 6” tall.
Stinging, 2024, The center of the square stretched textile piece is made of peach colored fabric and has horizontal triangle pleats. In the corners of the three central triangle pleats there are clusters of light and dark pink knots with tails. The peach colored fabric is surrounded on the top and bottom by pink fabric. This piece is 8” wide by 8” tall.

WALL I

Group 5 - Constrictive Pressure

Pinching, 2024, A square stretched textile piece where the otherwise smooth surface of beige fabric has been cinched in seemingly random spots and sewn in place with a red knot. This gives the appearance of an uncomfortable pinching. This piece is 5” wide by 5” tall.
Pressing, 2023, A square stretched textile piece made of white and beige fabric. In the center right of the piece there are 5 oval shapes - almost like fingertips pressing into the fabric. The top layer of organza fabric folds and wrinkles around these ovals. There is red and white stitching over the whole piece. This piece is 6.25” wide by 6.25” tall.
Gnawing, 2024, A square stretched textile piece where a light pink rose fabric runs vertically on the left and right, and beige fabric takes up most of the center of the piece. There is a gaping rectangular hole in the piece running left to right, slightly above center, which has disorderly red stitches running up and down across the opening of the hole. This piece is 7” wide by 7” tall.
Cramping, 2022, A rectangular stretched textile piece, positioned vertically, with a central deep red panel and small beige border. The deep red fabric has been folded over itself and sewn down in lines that run horizontally. The folds are sometimes curved but the stitching, positioned randomly, is linear. This piece is 6.75” wide by 8.5” tall.
Crushing, 2022, A rectangular stretched textile piece, positioned horizontally. Central to the piece is a white and pink, red spotted fabric that has been folded over on itself, seeming crumpled. This fabric rests on its background of a dark purple spotted fabric. There are red stitches running in wavy lines from right to left over the spotted fabrics. There is a very slight white floral border that is thicker in some places than others. This piece is 7.5” wide by 5.5” tall.

WALL J

Group 18 - Sensory Miscellaneous

Tight, 2024, A square frame, over which a piece of pink fabric has been stretched. The pink piece of fabric is made up of two, slightly different tones of pink, with a seam down the middle. It is clear from the seam, and the fact that the pink fabric does not quite reach the edges of the frame, that the fabric is under a high amount of tension, and is being stretched to its limit. A small sliver of dark patterned fabric is visible around the edges, where the pink can’t quite reach. The piece is 10” wide by 10” tall.
Numb, 2024, A square of off-white fabric with a pattern of thin, dark lines has been stretched over a frame. The fabric has been manipulated so that it is textured all over in a uniform way. Many small threads poke out from all over the piece; you would feel an uneven surface if you ran your hand over it. The piece is 10” wide by 10” tall.
Drawing, 2024, A square frame over which a bright orange and maroon floral patterned fabric has been stretched. Over this floral fabric, a blue patterned fabric covers the top ¾ of the frame. On the left, the blue fabric has been ruched, or gathered, by a maroon ribbon that has been tied in a knot to keep it in place. On the right is another ribbon, but the fabric is not gathered on that side. The piece is 10” wide by 10” tall.
Squeezing, 2024, A square frame is covered in pink fabric. 6 tubes of the same pink fabric run horizontally across the piece, stuffed so they appear soft to the touch. The tubes range in size from the width of your pinkie finger to the width of a jumbo highlighter. Some of the tubes have thread tied around them in multiple places, making them look lumpy and reminiscent of what I imagine intestines look like. The piece is 10” wide by 10” tall.
Tearing, 2024, a square frame is covered in pink fabric. Four stuffed tubes of the same pink fabric run horizontally across the piece, appearing lumpy and soft to the touch. On the bottom tube of the four, cotton bursts out of the tube as if it has escaped from a tear in the fabric. The piece is 10” wide by 10” tall.

Group 1 - Temporal

Flickering, 2024, A square textile piece made up of many small patches of dark blue, black, and gray fabric. The patches have been sewn across the top and are loose at the bottom. Between the dark fabric patches are three bright orange and yellow patches; one is on the lower left, one higher and more central, and a long strip in the upper right corner. This piece is 6” wide by 6” tall.
Quivering, 2024, A square textile piece with dark blue fabric that appears like waves across the surface of the piece. The layers of blue fabric have rounded, swooping edges. Along the left edge of the canvas is a small ripple of yellow fabric peeking out from the sea of blue. An even smaller yellow curve is opposite, on the right side of the canvas. This piece is 6” wide by 6” tall.
Pulsing, 2024, A square stretched textile with four rings of golden and orange fabric that start smaller in the center of the canvas and get larger as they reach the edge. The rest of the canvas is covered in a dark mottled gray fabric. Tiny stitches are barely visible at the edge of the dark gray circles. This piece is 6” wide by 6” tall.
Throbbing, 2024, A square stretched textile with five rings of red and orange fabric that start smaller in the center of the canvas and get larger as they reach the edge. The rest of the canvas is covered in a dark mottled gray fabric. Tiny stitches are barely visible at the edge of the dark gray circles. This piece is 8” wide by 8” tall.
Beating, 2024, A square stretched textile with four rings of red fabric that start smaller in the center of the canvas and get larger as they reach the edge. Around the edge of the canvas, the red fabric is printed with sketchy line drawings of people and daily life. Between the rings and circling them, is a dark mottled black fabric. This piece is 10” wide by 10” tall.
Pounding, 2024, A square stretched textile with three rings of red fabric that start smaller in the center of the canvas and get larger as they reach the edge. The rings are slightly raised. Between the rings and circling them, is a dark mottled black fabric. Beyond the dark circle, the red fabric covers the edges of the canvas. This piece is 12” wide by 12” tall.

Group 11 - Tension (from left to right)

Tiring, 2024, A square textile piece covered in thousands of stitches. The piece has been machine stitched in blues and greys. The lines of stitches run horizontally. The piece is 10” wide by 10” tall.
Exhausting, 2024, A square textile piece covered in thousands of stitches. The piece has been machine stitched in blues, pinks and purples. The lines of stitches run horizontally. The rows of stitches don’t quite extend to the edges of the piece and a bit of the white fabric can be seen. The piece is 12” wide by 12” tall.

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Group 12 - Autonomic (from left to right)

Sickening, 2024, A square textile piece with a small red and pink floral pattern as the background. The piece consists of various overlapping cream patterns that form an almost inverted mountain range, acting as a dripping motion. The bottom “drips” are the largest with the drips at the top being the smallest. Each “drip” is staggered, allowing for the ones below it to be seen. This piece is 8” wide by 8” tall.
Suffocating, 2024, A square stretched textile piece made of multicolored floral fabric. In the center of the piece is a lun-shaped puffy object with quilted lines running over it. This piece is 8” wide by 8” tall.

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Group 13 - Spatial

Fearful, 2024, A rectangular stretched textile piece made of white fabric. In the top center of the piece there are a few strands of gray string cascading down to the bottom third of the rectangle. The gray strings organically branch out, resembling thin tree/plant roots. The piece is 3” wide by 9” tall.
Frightful, 2024, A rectangular stretched textile piece made of white fabric. In the top center of the piece there are many strands of gray string cascading all the way down to the bottom of the rectangle. The gray strings appear to waterfall down the piece. There are 6 black jagged strings overtop the gray ones that also cascade halfway down and the unfinished string ends hang off the fabric. The piece is 3” wide by 9” tall.
Terrifying, 2024. A rectangular stretched textile piece made of white fabric. In the top center of the piece there are many strands of gray string cascading all the way down to the bottom of the rectangle. The gray strings appear to waterfall down the piece. There are 10 black jagged strings overtop the gray ones that also cascade down and the unfinished string ends hang past the bottom of the canvas. The piece is 3” wide by 9” tall.

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Group 15 - Affective - Evaluative - Sensory: Miscellaneous (from left to right)

Wretched, 2024, A square stretched textile piece with a base fabric that is grey and black and fragmented. On the right side of the piece there are columns of stitches. The tails from these lines of stitches extend passed the endof the frame and tangle. The sides of the piece are wrapped in shiny silver fabric. This piece is 6” wide by 6” tall.
Blinding, 2024. A square stretched textile piece that is all gold. In the top left-hand corner of the piece there is a cluster of sequins that looks like a floater that could appear in one’s vision. This piece is 6” wide by 6” tall.

Group 10 - Sensory Miscellaneous (from left to right)

Tender, 2024, A square stretched textile piece of unevenly dyed pinkish mauve cotton fabric with vertical ruching of variable widths. Streaks of dyed dark burgundy lines stretch across the fabric horizontally accompanied by red thread woven in and out of the ruching. The piece is 6” wide by 6” tall.
Taut, 2024, A square stretched textile piece of a patchwork of different patterned fabrics split into four distinct sections of varying sizes and separated by a border of red thread stitches lined up diagonally. The top left quadrant is a rectangle that stretches across ¾ of the width of the square with a gradient of dark purple to red to mauve with thin light pink scratch lines across the pattern horizontally. The top right quadrant is a small rectangle of dyed purple fabric with bleached yellow lines running vertically, occasionally intersected horizontally. The bottom left quadrant is a large rectangle twice as tall as the top quadrant of dark purple fabric patterned with small, light purple flowers and lavender centers. The bottom right quadrant is a tall rectangle of a wrinkled fabric that is dyed in a dark purple to mauve to pink to dark purple gradient horizontally. The piece is 5” wide by 5” tall.
Rasping, 2024, A square stretched textile piece of a cool, dark purple fabric with horizontal stitching and cuts reveal pink, red, and purple pieces of thred and fabric poking out of each horizontal slice. Pieces of thread and stitching of varying lengths and colors are littered across the entire piece. The piece is 8” wide by 8” tall.
Splitting, 2024, A square stretched textile piece of dark plum patterned fabric purple flowers with lavender circular centers is neatly stitched vertically to reveal a bright red lining. From left to right there are three openings with the far right opening into a full diamond shape, the middle the shape of a teardrop and the far right, a thin vertical slit. The piece is 10” wide by 10” tall.

WALL XOJ GALLERY

Group 16 - Evaluative (from left to right)

Annoying, 2024, A stretched textile piece made of white fabric with tiny navy polka dots. There are a handful of white sequins scattered across the piece which can only be observed at certain angles when they catch the light. The pieces is slightly wrinkled, most noticeably on the left edge of the piece. This piece is 5” wide by 5” tall.
Troublesome, 2024, A stretched textile piece made of blue fabric with silver-metallic splotches on it. The piece has 20 or so silver sequins scattered over it. Some extend on thread off the piece as if they have been pulled out. The piece is wrinkled all over. This piece is 8” wide by 8” tall.
Miserable, 2024, A stretched textile piece made of a bright green fabric with circles of many different sizes. At various points on this piece there are collections of green sequins. The pieces is wrinkled all over and extens pas the frame on the bottom edge. This piece is 10” wide by 10” tall.
Intense, 2023, A stretched textile piece covered in sequins. The sequins are all different shades of pink. There are only a few small places where the beige under fabric can be seen. This piece is 7” wide by 7” tall.
Unbearable, a stretched textile piece covered in sequins. The sequins are almost all dark blue and a few are a lighter shade of blue. They have been sewn to the fabric with red thread. A few of the sequins hang off the piece as if they have been pulled out. The sequin fabric is wrinkled and bending. This piece is 12” wide by 12” tall.

Group 20 - Affective - Evaluative: Miscellaneous (from left to right)

Nagging, 2024, A rectangular stretched textile piece composed of about 30 thin, alternating crimson and white stripes of fabric. The stripes extend from the left side of the piece at a downward diagonal of about 15 degrees. Approximately ⅘ of the way across the piece, the stripes are interrupted by a sharp diagonal line. To the right of the line, red and white stripes are offset, so that the ends of each stripe don’t quite line up, and they continue at a slightly less acute angle. The angle and size of the stripes is taxing on the viewer’s eye, and the piece is difficult to look at for extended periods. This piece is 7” wide by 5” tall.
Nauseating, 2024, An abstract square stretched textile piece composed of many crimson and white stripes of fabric. The stripes themselves are uniform thickness, but are assembled into groups ranging from 3-20. These groups are overlaid upon each other at a variety of competing angles, creating a sense of perpetual motion and giving the viewer’s eye no place to rest. Strings of red thread can emerge from the piece at various points but create no distinct shape. There is a thin border of alternating red and white fabric around the edge of the piece. This piece is 8” wide by 8” tall.
Agonizing, 2024, An abstract rectangular stretched textile piece composed of red and white stripes of fabric. The stripes of this piece vary in thickness and include multiple shades of red. The stripes are cut into sharp, irregular triangles, which evoke pieces of broken glass. These are overlaid on each other at a variety of angles, pointing the eye in multiple directions and giving no central focal point. This piece is 12” wide by 9” tall.
Dreadful, 2024, A square stretched textile piece made of a patchwork of blue and black and grey and black striped fabric. The fabric is sewn together haphazardly. This piece is 10” wide by 10” tall.
Torturing, 2024, A square stretched textile piece made of all different kinds of striped fabric. All the fabric included in this piece have been part of the previous 4 pieces. The top half of the piece is attached with the wrong side out so that the viewer can see seams and thread holding the piece together. This piece contains both large and tiny pieces of patchwork. This piece is 12” wide by 12” tall.

Thank you to the people who helped make this exhibition come to life: Andrew, my parents, Henry, Lauren Leone, India Johnson, Quilty Nook’s Cohort C, Sick Kid Fiber Club, The Studios of Key West and my Bubbe who was my biggest champion and encouraged me to dream huge artistic dreams.

Image descriptions provided by Adelaide Majeski, Ali Homan, Andrew Ganem, Anna Trachtman, Auriana Robin, Emily Wills, Emily Sannini, Hannah Korevaar, Maddie Theis, Mitchell Manar, Polly Yukevich, Vannessa Greenleaf.