The work reflects on long journeys as well as our ancient and modern fascination with stars. The star motif in this piece draws from a design on a Native American basket; the maker is unidentified, but it is of California or Oregon origin and resides in the collection of the Hallie Ford Museum of Art. I depicted the Pleiades, or Seven Sisters, in honor of my friend Alma Nungarrayi Granites, whom I met during the Landmarks artist exchange and printmaking residency organized by the Tamarind Institute (Albuquerque, NM) and the Yirrkala Art Center (Yirrkala, NT, Australia). The starship Enterprise (Enterprise-A, from the television series Star Trek) underscores intersection of the historical and contemporary, the real and mythical.
Trek (Pleiades)
2014
- Trek (Pleiades)
2014 - 74×123.5 in.
- Reclaimed wool blankets, satin binding, embroidery floss, thread
- Collection of The Tia Collection, Santa Fe, NM
- Photograph by Aaron Johanson
