Cold Comfort Quilt #2

Fragments of public response, drawn from news headlines, official statements, and social media, form the basis of this piece. Through free-motion embroidery, language is translated into dense, unstable field of stitched text, words are layered, repeated, and partially obscured until they begin to lose clarity.

The accumulation reflects the overwhelming volume of language that follows acts of violence, while uneven stitching and the crowded surface show how emotionally charged and disordered these moments are. As the text is reiterated, it shifts from expressions of empathy into habitual, automatic utterances, and meaning erodes through repetition.

Free-motion Embroidery on Cotton, Batting
H. 52 x. W. 39 inches
2026

Detail

Cold Comfort Quilt (Trigger States)

The decision by the Supreme Court to overturn Roe V. Wade in 2022 motivated me to create this quilt and explore ideas of comfort and protection.  Quilts supply warmth, coziness, mark important life events, and create community. Cold Comfort Quilt (Trigger States) challenges its practical use while referencing traditional construction. Each quilt block is a hand-cut design of the initials in a radial design of the 13 states who have trigger laws regarding abortion. These states either have already or will soon eliminate 50 years of a woman’s right to control her reproductive health. 

Hand-Cut Wool Felt
H. 54 x W. 72 inches
2022

A Drop in the Ocean
Free Motion Embroidery on Cotton, Felt
H. 24 x W. 48 inches
2022