Twenty years following the money. A lifetime following the material.
For twenty years I was a federal criminal investigator, building financial cases one record at a time. The studio ran alongside that work the whole way: indigo vats, a loom, a kiln and a welder.
It began with a textile class at Phoenix College, where I fell for indigo. Shibori led to weaving, weaving led to wicker, and wicker took me to Poznań, Poland, to compete beside weavers from around the world.
Since I retired from federal service in 2024, the studio has my full days. The patience that built a case builds a piece: look closely, take your time, get it right.
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