SPINAL CRACKER Fashion Shirt Hard to imagine that this

Hard to imagine that this vibrant sunset colored textile started out as a pencil drawing

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and insects have been present in my art for decades placing my work squarely at the intersection of surrealism and nature

I really leaned into the detail which was typical of that time period

The Karen textile was built from photos I took of frost covered grasses on a morning walk from my house

SPINAL CRACKER Fashion Shirt Hard to imagine that thisPRODUCT DETAILS Textile Origin Story: In my thirties, a fellow artist gave me some quick instruction on skills appropriate for drawing with great detail. In a few minutes it very much clicked and I was set on a new path. "Spinal Cracker" was the first in a series of three pieces that worked in concert and were all featured in a show called "Draw Me." I was traveling between Steamboat Springs and Jackson Hole that winter while working on the show. I