| Description |
Willow Wide Web is a play on the coined phrase Wood Wide Web by Dr. Suzanne Simard, which was, of course, a play on the World Wide Web. Dr. Simard's web composed of mycorrhizal fungi called Mycelium that connects plants, and allows for plants to communicate and help one another. My sculpted web is about the relationship between humanity and the natural world and how craft is a connecting force that allows for information to be shared and to encourage us to live in a way where we are balanced with the natural world. These webs are shaped more like insect webs rather than Mycelium and are informed by an awe of how creatures from the natural world build their protective homes and structures, symbolizing the home, protection, and healing I have personally found through engaging with the natural world. This piece becomes a connecting thread through the entire installation, representing the symbolic and thematic connections between all the other works. This piece is part of the MFA exhibition "Woven Worlds". |
