patience
loc installation
2023. hand-dyed cotton
My hand-dyed locs throughout my work first entered my practice in my 2018 installation, My Body is Deserving, and has played a role in all my installations since. All of my approaches to experiencing mediums hold a different purpose. Painting is for release. Weaving is for connection. Collaging is for being seen. Crocheting is for understanding. These locs in the installation “Patience” were a mindfulness journey of learning what the material needs as it grows in size. It was a practice of creating support, listening to the material, moving through the process, and having faith—knowing I could undo and do it again.
