Do they Gaze Back / a soft shelf

2024











A shelf loosely in the shape of a tree, meant to act as a soft spot for found/collected beings and objects.

Made from wool wet-felted into sheets, and then needle felted onto a sewn soft structure. Designs needle felted with naturally colored wool.

Wool Roving,  Memory Foam, Polyfill, Knit Fabric, Cotton Thread





Top to Bottom: 
Milkweed Paper Clay Star and Found Seedpod
Cordage made from Reed Stems and Found Jute Twene (Both Collected on a RI. Beach)
Milkweed Seedpods from those my landlord weeded
Two Stacked Rocks
Chair made from Milkweed Paper Clay
Stick with Three Pinecones (At Bottom)
Collected Shells and Dried Starfish 
Two Maple Seedpods, a Wavy Twig, and a Single Milkweed Seed