38” by 49”

Hand-dyed, brocade woven linen and rayon.

2013

The design for this piece came to me as a fully developed image about 8 months after my brother was killed. We had recently completed a trans-Atlantic crossing in a 43’ boat from Cape Town, South Africa to Barbados.

As I grieved for my brother making art became my refuge. Here is a golden house (a place of refuge/safety) holding a reclining body. Upon closer inspection the body is actually negative space - a place where a body once was.

“What You Will” is the first piece in my personal and creative transformation. In the center of this piece is a human body as negative space; my attempt to comprehend the temporary and ephemeral that is evident in all natural/organic matter.