
Separate to Find Wholeness : Resolution hemp, wool, alpaca, natural dyes 2017

Separate to Find Wholeness : Resolution (detail) hemp, wool, alpaca, natural dyes 2017


Separate to Find Wholeness : Resolution hemp, wool, alpaca, natural dyes 2017













model - Cat Mahari photo by - Chico Sierra

model - Cat Mahari photo by - Chico Sierra

model - Cat Mahari photo by - Chico Sierra





Lawrence Arts Center 2017

Lawrence Arts Center 2017

Lawrence Arts Center 2017

Lawrence Arts Center 2017





Brooklyn, NY

Brooklyn, NY

Brooklyn, NY

Brooklyn, NY

Art in the Loop Ilus Davis Park Kansas City, MO 2016

by: James P McNamara 2016 James and I collaborated on the "Hempen Support" project. I wanted James to write a poem based on his interpretation of the project, work and interactions that occurred. What he came up with was magic.


Art in the Loop Ilus Davis Park Kansas City, MO 2016

Invasive Species : Offered to the Earth Salina, KS Smoky Hill River Festival 2016

Invasive Species : Offered to the Earth Salina, KS Smoky Hill River Festival 2016


Invasive Species : Offered to the Earth Salina, KS Smoky Hill River Festival 2016

South Park Lawrence, KS 2016

hemp, wool, alpaca, natural dyes, bamboo, hemp rope, wood/soda fired stoneware, passionflower, soil, plastic drip pan

detail

South Park Lawrence, KS 2016

hemp, wool, alpaca, bamboo 2016

hemp, wool, alpaca, bamboo 2016

hemp, wool, alpaca, bamboo 2016

hemp, wool, alpaca, bamboo 2016

The Earth Doesn't Need Us : We Need It from the show: Heating Up : Artists Respond to Climate Change Percolator Lawrence, KS 2016

The Earth Doesn't Need Us : We Need It hemp, natural dyes 2016

The Earth Doesn't Need Us : We Need It hemp, natural dyes 2016

The Earth Doesn't Need Us : We Need It from the show: Heating Up : Artists Respond to Climate Change Percolator Lawrence, KS 2016

from the show: Sheriff Joe and His Deputies Plenum Space Gallery Kansas City, MO 2016

hand dug clay, hemp, straw, wood-fired clay, hemp canvas, natural dyes, charcoal ink 2016

gallery view Plenum Space Gallery Kansas City, MO 2016

from the show: Sheriff Joe and His Deputies Plenum Space Gallery Kansas City, MO 2016

Lawrence Arts Center Lawrence, KS 2016

Set Design Lawrence Arts Center Lawrence, KS 2016

Set Design Lawrence Arts Center Lawrence, KS 2016

Lawrence Arts Center Lawrence, KS 2016

hemp, natural dyes, charcoal ink Museo de Cultural Santa Fe Santa Fe, NM 2016

hemp, natural dyes, charcoal ink Museo de Cultural Santa Fe Santa Fe, NM 2016

hemp, natural dyes, charcoal ink Museo de Cultural Santa Fe Santa Fe, NM 2016

hemp, natural dyes, charcoal ink Museo de Cultural Santa Fe Santa Fe, NM 2016

hemp, natural dyes, bamboo 2015

hemp, natural dyes, bamboo 2015

hemp, natural dyes, bamboo 2015

hemp, natural dyes, bamboo 2015

BadSeed Kansas City, MO 2015

BadSeed Kansas City, MO 2015

BadSeed Kansas City, MO 2015

BadSeed Kansas City, MO 2015

SeedCo Gallery Kansas City, MO

SeedCo Gallery Kansas City, MO 2015

SeedCo Gallery Kansas City, MO 2015

SeedCo Gallery Kansas City, MO

hemp, wool, natural dyes, bamboo, hemp rope, local clay Lawrence, KS 2015

hemp, wool, natural dyes, bamboo, hemp rope, local clay backstrap woven on site Lawrence Arts Center Lawrence, KS 2015

hemp, wool, natural dyes, bamboo, hemp rope, local clay backstrap woven on site Lawrence Arts Center Lawrence, KS 2015

hemp, wool, natural dyes, bamboo, hemp rope, local clay Lawrence, KS 2015

New York to California 2015

Salina, KS

permanent site for Installation 31 Lawrence, KS

New York to California 2015

Cider Gallery Lawrence, KS August 2015

Divided : Black, Yellow, Brown, Red and White hemp, wool, hemp rope, natural dyes, fallen tree limbs, bamboo, wood-fired clay, hand dug clay

Artist Statement

Cider Gallery Lawrence, KS August 2015

hemp, wool, locally raised handspun wool, silk, cotton, hemp rope, natural dyes, hand dug clay, fallen tree limbs, limestone, straw, horsetail reed 2015 Lawrence Arts Center

Set Design/Production hemp, wool, locally raised handspun wool, silk, cotton, hemp rope, natural dyes, hand dug clay, fallen tree limbs, limestone, straw, horsetail reed 19'x25'x25' 2015 Lawrence Arts Center

Set Design/Production hemp, wool, locally raised handspun wool, silk, cotton, hemp rope, natural dyes, hand dug clay, fallen tree limbs, limestone, straw, horsetail reed 19'x25'x25' 2015 Lawrence Arts Center

hemp, wool, locally raised handspun wool, silk, cotton, hemp rope, natural dyes, hand dug clay, fallen tree limbs, limestone, straw, horsetail reed 2015 Lawrence Arts Center

We Are All Made of the Same Earth Stuff : The Human Race hemp, wool, natural dyes, hand dug clay, wood-fired stoneware, fallen tree limbs, parchment paper, repurposed picture frames dimenions variable 2015

We Are All Made of the Same Earth Stuff : The Human Race hemp, wool, natural dyes, hand dug clay, wood-fired stoneware, fallen tree limbs, parchment paper, repurposed picture frames dimenions variable 2015

We Are All Made of the Same Earth Stuff : The Human Race hemp, wool, natural dyes, hand dug clay, wood-fired stoneware, fallen tree limbs, parchment paper, repurposed picture frames dimenions variable 2015

We Are All Made of the Same Earth Stuff : The Human Race hemp, wool, natural dyes, hand dug clay, wood-fired stoneware, fallen tree limbs, parchment paper, repurposed picture frames dimenions variable 2015

April 2014 Lemon's Park in Pratt, KS hemp yarn, hemp rope, indigo, wood-fired stoneware, passionflower

April 2014 Lemon's Park in Pratt, KS hemp yarn, hemp rope, indigo, wood-fired stoneware, passionflower 20' x 2' x 2'

April 2014 Lemon's Park in Pratt, KS hemp yarn, hemp rope, indigo, wood-fired stoneware, passionflower 20' x 2' x 2'

April 2014 Lemon's Park in Pratt, KS hemp yarn, hemp rope, indigo, wood-fired stoneware, passionflower

Sacred Spaces : Reflecting Backward to Move Forward and Live in the Now Solo Show at Plenum Space Gallery Kansas City, MO 2013

Solo Show at Plenum Space Gallery Kansas City, MO May Final Fridays 2013

Solo Show at Plenum Space Gallery Kansas City, MO May Final Fridays 2013

Sacred Spaces : Reflecting Backward to Move Forward and Live in the Now Solo Show at Plenum Space Gallery Kansas City, MO 2013

Without Land, We Must Grow Up, Not Out Brooklyn, NY 2013

In front of the finished installation in Brooklyn, NY Photo by Monica Melhem 2013


Without Land, We Must Grow Up, Not Out Brooklyn, NY 2013

These Are My Children, I Intend on Making More Art & Design Building, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS 2013 62 wood-fired ceramic busts

These Are My Children, I Intend on Making More Art & Design Building, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS 2013 62 wood-fired ceramic busts

These Are My Children, I Intend on Making More Art & Design Building, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS 2013 62 wood-fired ceramic busts

These Are My Children, I Intend on Making More Art & Design Building, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS 2013 62 wood-fired ceramic busts

2012 hemp yarn, Kansas native plant dyes, urine, wood-fired vessel, hand dug clay Photo by Kristen Watson

2012 6'x6'x6' hemp yarn, Kansas native plant dyes, urine, wood-fired vessel, hand dug clay Photo by Kristen Watson

2012 6'x6'x6' hemp yarn, Kansas native plant dyes, urine, wood-fired vessel, hand dug clay Photo by Kristen Watson

2012 hemp yarn, Kansas native plant dyes, urine, wood-fired vessel, hand dug clay Photo by Kristen Watson

America as a Throwaway Culture: My Art as an Ephemeral Process 2012 8'x10'x3' Photograph by Mary Katherine Krim

America as a Throwaway Culture: My Art as an Ephemeral Process 2012 8'x10'x3' hand woven hemp canvas, indigo, cochineal, onion skins, hand dug clay, wheel thrown hand dug clay, hemp yarn Photograph by Mary Katherine Krim

America as a Throwaway Culture: My Art as an Ephemeral Process 2012 8'x10'x3' hand woven hemp canvas, indigo, cochineal, onion skins, hand dug clay, wheel thrown hand dug clay, hemp yarn Photograph by Neil Goss

America as a Throwaway Culture: My Art as an Ephemeral Process 2012 8'x10'x3' Photograph by Mary Katherine Krim

America as a Throwaway Culture: My Art as a Throwaway Process 2012 University of Kansas School of the Arts Gallery Photo by Kristen Watson

America as a Throwaway Culture: My Art as a Throwaway Process 2012 University of Kansas School of the Arts Gallery plaster mold, hand dug clay, porcelain, stoneware, wood fire, salt fire, gas reduction fire, pit fire, electric fired, unfired clay, hemp rope Photo by Kristen Watson

America as a Throwaway Culture: My Art as a Throwaway Process 2012 University of Kansas School of the Arts Gallery plaster mold, hand dug clay, porcelain, stoneware, wood fire, salt fire, gas reduction fire, pit fire, electric fired, unfired clay, hemp rope Photo by Kristen Watson

America as a Throwaway Culture: My Art as a Throwaway Process 2012 University of Kansas School of the Arts Gallery Photo by Kristen Watson

Fall 2011 hand dug clay, north Lawrence soil, Ohio spiderwort seed

Fall 2011 hand dug clay, north Lawrence soil, Ohio spiderwort seed

Summer 2012 hand dug clay, north Lawrence soil, Ohio spiderwort seed

Fall 2011 hand dug clay, north Lawrence soil, Ohio spiderwort seed

2011 4.5' x 5.5' hand woven hemp canvas, fallen tree limbs, natural dyes, hand dug clay, wool

2011 4.5' x 5.5' hand woven hemp canvas, fallen tree limbs, natural dyes, hand dug clay, wool Photograph by Neil Goss

2011 4.5' x 5.5' hand woven hemp canvas, fallen tree limbs, natural dyes, hand dug clay, wool Photograph by Neil Goss

2011 4.5' x 5.5' hand woven hemp canvas, fallen tree limbs, natural dyes, hand dug clay, wool

2012 time based ephemeral installation at the site of the late Earthway Studio hand dug clay

Spring 2012 time based ephemeral installation at the site of the late Earthway Studio hand dug clay

Spring 2012 time based ephemeral installation at the site of the late Earthway Studio hand dug clay

2012 time based ephemeral installation at the site of the late Earthway Studio hand dug clay

2011 8'x8'x3' Hobbs Taylor Lofts Gallery hemp warp, bamboo, catalpa pods, willow fronds, natural dyes, hemp rope, wood fired stoneware, hand dug clay

2011 8'x8'x3' Final Fridays Hobbs Taylor Lofts Gallery hemp warp, bamboo, catalpa pods, willow fronds, natural dyes, hemp rope, wood fired stoneware, hand dug clay Photograph by Neil Goss

2011 8'x8'x3' Final Fridays Hobbs Taylor Lofts Gallery hemp warp, bamboo, catalpa pods, willow fronds, natural dyes, hemp rope, wood fired stoneware, hand dug clay Photograph by Neil Goss

2011 8'x8'x3' Hobbs Taylor Lofts Gallery hemp warp, bamboo, catalpa pods, willow fronds, natural dyes, hemp rope, wood fired stoneware, hand dug clay

Re-Rebirth of Biocentric Interconnectedness 2011 20'x15'x15' fallen tree limbs, hemp yarn

Re-Rebirth of Biocentric Interconnectedness 2011 20'x15'x15' fallen tree limbs, hemp yarn

Re-Rebirth of Biocentric Interconnectedness 2011 20'x15'x15' fallen tree limbs, hemp yarn

Re-Rebirth of Biocentric Interconnectedness 2011 20'x15'x15' fallen tree limbs, hemp yarn

2011 Photograph by Chuck France

Artist's Sketchbook 2011 Photograph by Neil Goss

Dye Pots (cochineal) 2011 10'x7'x7' University of Kansas Campus fallen tree limbs, the Earth, hemp rope, hand dug clay, 115 yards of hand woven naturally dyed hemp strips Photograph by Neil Goss

2011 Photograph by Chuck France

Rebirth of Biocentric Interconnectedness 2011 12'x10'x10' fallen tree limbs, hemp yarn

Rebirth of Biocentric Interconnectedness 2011 12'x10'x10' fallen tree limbs, hemp yarn

Rebirth of Biocentric Interconnectedness 2011 12'x10'x10' fallen tree limbs, hemp yarn

Rebirth of Biocentric Interconnectedness 2011 12'x10'x10' fallen tree limbs, hemp yarn

Homage to the Natural World: In Memory of the Western World 2011 20' x 6' x 6' naturally dyed hemp, bamboo, hand dug clay, hemp rope, wool, wood fired stoneware Photograph by Neil Goss

Homage to the Natural World: In Memory of the Western World 2011 20' x 6' x 6' naturally dyed hemp, bamboo, hand dug clay, hemp rope, wool, wood fired stoneware Photograph by Neil Goss

Homage to the Natural World: In Memory of the Western World 2011 20' x 6' x 6' naturally dyed hemp, bamboo, hand dug clay, hemp rope, wool, wood fired stoneware Photograph by Neil Goss

Homage to the Natural World: In Memory of the Western World 2011 20' x 6' x 6' naturally dyed hemp, bamboo, hand dug clay, hemp rope, wool, wood fired stoneware Photograph by Neil Goss

2010 KU Art Scholarship Show backstrap loom, cigarette butts, intaglio prints, photographs, brocade, supplemental warp, wood-fired stoneware, hand-made mosaic table, artist's urine, onion skins, hemp, wool, cotton, lamp, metal bucket, red bud sapling, Quikrete



2010 KU Art Scholarship Show backstrap loom, cigarette butts, intaglio prints, photographs, brocade, supplemental warp, wood-fired stoneware, hand-made mosaic table, artist's urine, onion skins, hemp, wool, cotton, lamp, metal bucket, red bud sapling, Quikrete