The juror for this esteemed and established annual event was Beth C. McLaughlin, Artistic Director and Chief Curator of Fuller Craft Museum in Brockton, MA. I was so pleased to have Grow Build Climb Fly selected for inclusion. Imposed upon the form of a pneumatic dry haul trailer, the imagery of kernels, bricks, ladders and feathers are meant to represent what I wish for my children as they move through the stages of their life. The dry haul trailer is a conveyor of grain that I often see on the highways, but is also reminiscent of mammary glands. The rope that it hangs from is made of casein fiber, derived from milk, which I spun myself.
Grow, Build, Climb, Fly, 18 x 18 x 9 in, copper, brass, vitreous enamel, casein fiber, 2021