we owe this world such tenderness

Another fish jacket?! Another fish jacket <3

Lark and Bower / Sarah Ward - 2020

During lock down, without a loom or studio, she started stitching small woven patterns by hand, using leftover yarn and a lot patience. What began as a way to keep going became a way of working.

Now, even with her full studio back, she still creates these tiny, time-consuming pieces. They're not made to be worn or sold fast, they're made to be seen, to remind us that weaving is an art, not just something for clothes. She uses waste yarn, old stock, and plant fibers to avoid adding more to the pile of fast fashion.

I spent all of January making this 2ftx2ft diorama for a show! I'm so glad I finally made something like this, but also SO glad to be done - everything took a lot longer than anticipated, and I ended up doing some looong hours on this in the final week to get it done in time. Everything except for the cast iron pot, glass jars, and natural objects is handmade. The mice are needle felted with polymer clay parts, I threw actual miniature ceramic dishes and cups for them, I built their home out of so much styrofoam trash and newspaper and air dry clay, I built and upholstered their furniture...

Leafworks - meticulously collected and pressed pieces by Jennie Ashmore

Kirsten Chursinoff

permafrost (2021) oil pastel on paper