Every Line

Work update and show at CLUSTER

Star Vessel 4 in Iridescent Aquamarine Paper 21” X 21” X 24”

Happy Fall,

I’m bringing a portion of my show Every line is a circle if you make it long enough to Ann Arbors newest contemporary Art Space CLUSTER MUSEUM November 7th.

CLUSTER was cofounded by Thea Eck, Kim DeBord and Chien-An Yuan, three of my favorite people. Ann Arbor has needed a contemporary art space outside the framework of a university or foundation: A truly independent space for rigorous scholarship, literary conversations, and community that honors an array of lived experiences, and craft.

Their first show was The Dam Broke: A Portrait on Tyranny which featured 10 artists whose work dissects fascism and authoritarianism, both current and historical, utilizing Timothy Snyder’s On Tyranny: 20 Lesson from the 20th Century as inspiration. Hell yeah. I’m happy to be their second show.

I will be hosting both a kid and adult workshop in conjunction with the opening as well as a coffee club meet up where I drink with you and talk about art and process and complain about our physical ailments. Should be fun?

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Everyline is a circle was deinstalled from Traverse City in a changed form. Within the first few weeks, multiple pieces were damaged. Against the advice of the museum, I was committed to not putting the vessel forms under glass - I wanted them to be accessible and not contained. I thought having them protected in a museum setting would make them more artifact and place them in a historical context. The children of Northern Michigan pulled no punches in their destruction.

When they came back dented and punctured I knew what I had to do: continue to destroy the work.

Breath Vessel in Black Paper 31” x 31” x 23”

Inverted Vessel in Black Paper 22” x 22” x 22”

These forms are now forever haunted. Come see them and others in Ann Arbor next month.

Ara 759 When they say never again 38” x 58” x 1”

Best all,

m