Nothing But Time

The biggest impact the Pandemic had on my art practice was a radical shift in my perception of time. I have always worked slowly and chosen processes that are labor intensive. But the ways that the days unfolded during the Pandemic made me completely lose myself in the smallest details of my work. I have been working with used denim jeans for over five years now and thought I knew my chosen art material well. But with endless time available to me in my studio and no other commitments, I started methodically disassembling jeans and sorting the parts into piles. I started to feel every property that denim possesses, the drape of the fabric and tension in the stitches. I derived great satisfaction from cutting fabric by hand. I could see how each garment takes on the shape of the wearer. Much like an old pair of boots or gloves that crease or fold over time jeans start to resemble the bodies that inhabit them.