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!["Cut, Mend, Weave," at Greg Kucera Gallery, Seattle, WA. November 2020. Photo: Greg Kucera Gallery.](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/46cfb9a74f1fe21da19d4780e88aafcd4b8639bcf79492b7202a6b2e7b2e587e/install2_sm.jpg)
MENDING and REPAIR
Textile and skin are intimately connected. Physical proximity causes sweat and strength, dirt and fear, love and cologne to embed in cloth and flesh indiscriminately. The mark left on our clothes and skin is the reminder of a story both epic and mundane that describes how we became who we are. Some of the marks left on our clothes and skin are subtle while others seem to embellish or contort the area around them. Scars in cloth and skin, distorted or delicate, can reflect the aggression of the initial wound and/or the sensitivity of the person who stitched them.
These works begin when I cut a hole into the cloth. The repairs are made using traditional textile darning and mending techniques learned from studying European and American mending samplers. Whether the area of repair is immediately visible or camouflaged, mending these holes leaves a scar that speaks of intimacy, vulnerability, and futility.
These works begin when I cut a hole into the cloth. The repairs are made using traditional textile darning and mending techniques learned from studying European and American mending samplers. Whether the area of repair is immediately visible or camouflaged, mending these holes leaves a scar that speaks of intimacy, vulnerability, and futility.
![Swathe 2023. Wool, synthetic, and cotton mending and embroidery. 85" x 65". Photo by George Perez.](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/e6ac8deedc27d7b80d23fc01f6398b6e3894a09e172832cd29956c544ab4854d/Swathe-2023.jpg)
![Mend 20. 2022. Wool, synthetic, and cotton mending and embroidery. 36" x 24". Photo by George Perez.](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/68be0575c470f5c3218cde99132856036647338f80d104d3d8b516a94f7026b9/Mend-21-2022.jpg)
![Mend 21. 2022. Wool, synthetic, and cotton mending and embroidery. 36" x 24". Photo by George Perez.](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/7024da90340288a7eb5a76cc1b207eaf46d595fad23b62fd48950709185b6dcb/Mend-22-2022.jpg)
![Mend 22. 2022. Wool, synthetic, and cotton embroidery and mending. 36" x 24". Photo by George Perez.](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/573c35e8825927e97e5c5f9d7b75ab7d155ec06dc6b92fffa7f6520f9d6807d0/Mend-23-2022.jpg)
![Mend 23. 2022. Cotton and wool, mending and embroidery. 17" x 13". Photo by Tim Thayer.](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/74a1f7ab689f598e39e8c8857db1f9dfecd30a2d4b3464f6436fd8419569a0d0/Mend-24-2022.jpg)
![Mend 29. 2023. Wool and cotton, mending and embroidery. 17" x 13". Photo by Tim Thayer.](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/aa46b678ce875f22614d3dc34065d959f15dae8def5fc47f387092bc6ea751ee/Mend-29-2023.jpg)
![Reclaim 3. Weaving and embroidery in cotton. 96" x 120". 2022. Photo: Tim Thayer.](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/6541f6fb4922dc03a2d825b9d10d426a4b99bd34521901162a915d3abcf65aee/Reclaim-3-2022.jpg)
![Mend 24. 2022. Wool and cotton, mending and embroidery. 17" x 13". Photo by Tim Thayer.](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/ade9a9911c08b8745563d033fbb689583b44fe622453f66caaf29608610d4e27/Mend-26-2022.jpg)
![Mend 28. 2023. Wool, and cotton, mending and embroidery. 17" x 13". Photo by Tim Thayer.](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/41b4c5e8bcff21c16350f0710290d6f21d3098200f3de3de5a95b3c334234040/Mend-28-2023.jpg)
![Mend 18. Embroidery and mending in wool and cotton. 17" x 13". 2022. Photo: Tim Thayer.](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/286a62ff81329a128a555b8971350b3e4d0d1632f74063b4e4eed2cff5f4263b/Mend-18-2022.jpg)
![Mend 17. Embroidery and mending in cotton. 17" x 13". 2021. Photo: Tim Thayer.](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/3968cdcb911302a10bc5d47df6edc1760667e6cacfbc9846271f81a14eb6c1cc/Mend-17-2021.jpg)
![Mend 19. Embroidery and mending in wool and cotton. 17" x 13". 2022. Photo: Tim Thayer.](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/0d24b362bfc82a156c2feaf9b24e65d2065b1c2bd7690c9272f9550fd60ad857/Mend-19-2022.jpg)
![Mend 15. Embroidery and mending in cotton. 17" x 13". 2021. Photo: Tim Thayer.](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/f646759b72a3d09329ec8bd32cf92c947fa4759634582c5868be81d4abc5a30b/Mend-15-2021.jpg)
![Mend 16. Embroidery and mending in cotton. 17" x 13". 2021. Photo: Tim Thayer.](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/f019e500ca50989cf5ae34f6f7ea8c0385417674109a7ddab8215105434905c8/Mend-16-2021.jpg)
![Sleeve 5. Embroidery and mending in cotton. 29" x 26". 2021. Photo: Tim Thayer.](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/ef3a66ead596ceb92f46da2e41082f18dadbc3b7b048e6112760a72346029100/Sleeve-5-2021.jpg)
![Sleeve 3. Embroidery and mending in cotton. 29" x 26". 2020. Photo: Tim Thayer.](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/eae881d8ec2bffab01517343ec87d9de528959c4964928870f6c921661086ed8/Sleeve-3-2020.jpg)
![Redress 2. Embroidery and mending in cotton. 35" x 15". 2017. Photo: Tim Thayer.](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/00e5a83464c3f22536d4e9752a509e3da1f70840ff296cf2fad904fd02a60adf/Redress-2-2017.jpg)
![Redress 1. Embroidery and mending in cotton. 35" x 15". 2017. Photo: Tim Thayer.](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/a7d16b09e11f348a671cb08f4fa115ef55a11985dd11a7a44ae208590e286cd0/Redress-1-2017.jpg)
![Tuck 3. Embroidery and mending in cotton. 26" x 29". 2019. Photo: Tim Thayer.](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/89a1dc0ec33bc9b8e1487d0eb201b9e9d4e5375b1dd823efd1f06eb27e6326e1/20091_Newport-11.jpg)
![Sleeve. Embroidery and mending in cotton. 29" x 26". 2019. Photo: Tim Thayer.](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/ff3287d844672deb60a0d2ab8bea51d9879cc4a5d1993d7a74b71a808e77967d/Sleeve-2019.jpg)
![Reclaim 2. Embroidery and mending in cotton. 65" x 75". 2020. Photo: Tim Thayer.](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/fc74e7a764b56e7764f201cde7484f1e988e8044863ef8035b2821af650e79c8/Reclaim-2-2019.jpg)
![Sleeve 2. Embroidery and mending in cotton. 29" x 26". 2020. Photo: Tim Thayer.](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/83ecf79160706a38e49a8c844170dabdfacf64e127f8a3795a0c7a010329e8d1/Sleeve-2-2020.jpg)
![Sleeve 4. Embroidery and mending in cotton. 29" x 26". 2020. Photo: Tim Thayer.](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/fb20dcaca7781f67217624d3f6fabbe9f40d06fdf4857b097769d4bb06b86f76/Sleeve-4-2020.jpg)
![Amends 3. Embroidery and mending in wool. 84" x 33". 2018. Photo: Tim Thayer.](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/eb156b2b3aaa70defd4454b158a0601ee912cb9a78e0a163f03187abfab2df87/Amends-3-2018.jpg)
![Tuck 4. Embroidery and mending in cotton. 26" x 29". 2019. Photo: Tim Thayer.](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/61ec8bef1c27314ca664580d96e2a17c6be0306ff8b0eb601a368f8aef65d9db/Tuck-4-2020.jpg)
![Amends 4. Embroidery and mending in wool. 84" x 33". 2020. Photo: Tim Thayer.](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/b3959941d16076d5d3ae447860e8ff9e3ca5f5444f1b3b231f10da632ed00657/Amends-4-2020.jpg)
![Tuck. Embroidery and mending in cotton. 26" x 29". 2019. Photo: Tim Thayer.](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/0961708fe83d48b8585f8bd953d3c67f2cf1fe95a41c2d76385cb84d4c045410/Tuck-2019-lr.jpg)
![Redress 4. Embroidery and mending in cotton. 36" x 33". 2017. Photo: Tim Thayer.](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/916763f2b6b5cef342d964a947ac44aedcfa04b8d59bb4f5390385aa7906b420/Newport_04.jpg)
![Redress 5. Embroidery and mending in cotton. 35" x 33". 2018. Photo: Tim Thayer.](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/ecf7597a5f97ce3acbd942be76340589466ede0b105921965d2594e2694c6b61/Newport_3.jpg)
![Amends 2. Embroidery and mending in wool. 84" x 33". 2018. Photo: Tim Thayer.](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/582fdb670ef13cc7b4aa97e1dcde6113fa8d3baa3074c414204936a9b187c6d6/Amends-2-2018.jpg)
![Repair 4. Embroidery and mending in cotton. 13 1/2" x 10". 2017. Photo: Tim Thayer.](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/62b769f05d22bbf274745b37a04b61308243459f03006a5c1de473e2c3187dc0/Repair-4-2017a.jpg)
![Repair 1. Embroidery and mending in cotton. 13" x 12". 2016. Photo: Tim Thayer.](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/4378a249c423e32c47cd4f268989a6cbe409e4cf1a7311b6002903a23bcfcd82/Repair-1-2016.jpg)
![Amends. Embroidery and mending in wool. 84" x 33". 2018. Photo: Tim Thayer.](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/7690ee4640194d15386f857b0b6a57e1768ea94c7c0c29de72eaa0c59e007fef/Newport_09.jpg)
![Mend 4 . Embroidery and mending on muslin. 17" x 13". 2016. Photo: Tim Thayer.](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/65aa7db14b5359f1c65d7fa4f2fa694837d484a45dc6f06c132f0089f128b4c4/Mend_4.jpg)
![Mend 9. Embroidery and mending in muslin. 17" x 13". 2016. Photo: Tim Thayer.](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/d1328db8bc5e7118cfad22ba6772b47bf4b7be8313ce330a91d2144de1940bb4/Mend-9-2016.jpg)
![From Within. Embroidery and mending in muslin. 75" x 33". 2015. Photo: Tim Thayer.](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/69513387398ed5a09a89cd55b793ad22ce6e84b1242fa75d08afae464c43dac9/From-Within-2015.jpg)
![From Within 2. Embroidery and mending in muslin. 33" x 75" 2016. Photo: Tim Thayer.](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/d1ca8f1bebc7002bda8e4226a54380b2da9d3f91753473df43c250527883d070/From-Within-2-2016.jpg)
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