Doilies
2004
freestanding computerized machine embroidered lace mounted on velvet
16.75" x 16.75" each framed
edition of 10 + 2 AP

The design of each doily is based on the structure of a different virus. I begin with a digital image of the virus, which I then base a design on in a graphics editor. The design is then imported into computerized embroidery software and the stitches are laid out and manipulated. Finally, the designs are output from a computerized sewing machine.

Installation Views:
Richmond Art Center
Catharine Clark Gallery
Limn Art Gallery

Publications:
Public Library of Science Medicine Journal, November 2004, cover

Reviews:
Ornes, Stephen, "Art: Of Doilies and Disease", Discover Magazine, Reviews, February 2007, pp. 66-67

Wiebe, Stacey, "Body of Art," VC Reporter: Art & Culture, September 22, 2005, pp.23-28

Davis, Virginia, “High Fiber”, Fiberarts, November/December 2004, pp. 58-59