FAMILY TIES

Yarn and fragment of a baby blanket intended for a future grandchild—crocheted and gifted by Scott’s mother in 2005 and unraveled by Scott (with mother’s consent) in 2022, with documented blanket pattern (to be re-crocheted by Scott).

A crocheted baby blanket pinned to a white wall.

Baby blanket created by Scott's mother in 2005.

Hands unravelling a crocheted baby blanket into a neatly-stacked pile of yarn.

Scott unraveling baby blanket on January 4, 2022.

A mostly unravelled crocheted baby blanket is pinned to a wall. A string of yarn connects the blanket remnant to a neatly-stacked pile of unraveled yarn resting on a corner shelf.

Installation view of Family Ties in the 2022 Faculty Biennial, on view at University Galleries from January 10 through February 23, 2022.

Documented baby blanket pattern.

HOROLOGIUM

Winter, 2021. SolarFast on linen exposed with garden remnants—basil, chives, sunflowers, marigolds, and virgin’s bower—and the light of the winter solstice sun in Bloomington, Illinois; a fallen branch from Constitution Trail in winter 2020; and a salvaged board from a neighbor’s old fence. Part 1 of a continued series documenting the turn of seasons.

Dried garden plant remnants hover in front of a vertically-oriented rectangle of yellow linen. The stems of the dried plants are set within and along a horizonally-oriented white, de-barked branch.

Dried garden plant remnants hover in front of yellow linen.

Installation and detail view of Winter in the 2022 Faculty Biennial, on view at University Galleries from January 10 through February 23, 2022.

January 1-December 31, 2023, 2023. Crocheted yarn gifted from friends and family (sheep's wool, alpaca wool, silk, and acrylic).

A crocheted blanket arranged into a circle on a low white pedestal. One section of the blanket is suspended to form a steep mountainous shape. The differently colored rows of the blanket form rings like geologic layers.

An installation view of a gallery space.

A close-up image of a crocheted blanket that has been piled up and arranged into a circle. The differently colored rows of the blanket undulate like moving water or a lava flow.

Installation and detail views of Horologium: January 1-December 31, 2023, 2023. On view in the 2024 Faculty Biennial at University Galleries from October 14 through December 2, 2024. Photo credits: Jade (Minh Hà) Nguyễn.

Sowing, 2024. Woven wool and silk map of a section of the artist's garden; cyanotypes exposed with the light of the 2022 summer solstice sun and plants in Missoula, Montana (the artist's hometown); cyanotypes exposed with the light of the 2022 winter solstice sun and plants from the artist's garden in Bloomington, Illinois; branches and wood from trees in the artist's yard and neighborhood; and embroidery floss.

Woven map suspended between two vertically oriented sticks inserted into a woden base.

Sowing, 2024. On view in the 2024 Faculty Biennial at University Galleries from October 14 through December 2, 2024. Photo credit: Jade (Minh Hà) Nguyễn.

Sowing, 2024. On view in the 2024 Faculty Biennial at University Galleries from October 14 through December 2, 2024.