3-D/Sculpture
Old Wive’s Tale
Hand-dyed fiber with natural pigments with Weaving, Embroidery, Felting and Found objects
7’ x 42” x 42”
2024
Women’s history is often entangled with textiles, which have many connections to text and stories. This work specifically references motherhood and women’s bodies by way of an old wive’s tale that predicts the baby’s gender by dangling a needle on a thread over a pregnant woman's stomach. Motherhood is the subject of many stereotypes that are synonymous with textiles and women’s work. The material’s in this piece reflect both traditional women’s and men’s work including both fiber and found metal objects.