as we fade (2021-2024)
Cotton fabric solar-dyed with poison ivy, cotton thread, glass beads, crushed velvet and metal L-brackets. Sizes vary per piece.
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It has been three years since we first bathed together, and finally, this piece has come to an end. There is no additional fabric left to hold your presence, this is all there is. You dyed these fibres with your poison and chlorophyll as you slowly decayed in the sunlight.
I won’t let our relationship decay.
I still feel the need to try to continue, talk about you, and create new work with you, though I’m not sure there is anything more to say right now. Earlier, I would have been worried that if I moved forward, I would forget everything I know now and lose the ability to recognize you, speak with you and share you with others. However, now I see our kinship won’t wilt away in winter’s breeze. You have left and returned many times already, but I promise I will always wait for you - poison ivy.
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