About the work

The best part about hot summer days in the desert are night swims. We used to shout out to each other ‘Who wants to go for a night swim!?’ The rush of running outside in the dark -past the cool grass and down the tile steps- and leaping in the warm waters was just so life affirming! We had this old circular pool light that cast the best shapes and shadows in the water, adding an element of mystery to mix. The Shape of Memory is a tribute to textiles and free-form, improvisational quilting, a tradition I’ve always admired. Like a memory quilt, with its unpredictable stacking of shapes, materials, and colors, my pieces reflect on the places I explored as a child, and the people and adventures that populate my past.