Projective Device

Techniques and materials: Pieced, quilted, and appliquéd; batik, hand-dyed and commercial cotton.

Artwork Statement: The composition of Projective Device was inspired by a series of my favorite paintings by Marsden Hartley which were created as he worked through the loss of someone about whom he cared deeply. In the field of mental health, a projective device is often an ambiguous image to which people are asked to offer their unrestricted response. Some claim those responses provide clues to the workings of the unconscious. (Perhaps the ink blot test is the most common example.) For many, art, in almost all its forms, can serve this function. In the case of this work, viewers are invited to create their own narrative. What emotions or memories does it evoke? What story would you tell?

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