This piece, called Heart (1997/2025, 14 x 7.5 x 3"), is made of annealed wire, hardware cloth, stone, and cotton string. It was recently bought by a dear friend who had a studio near mine in St. Johnsbury, Vermont in the late 1990's.
It was part of a series called Ethnic Encampments back then (and was on a wooden base, which I've since removed). Most of the pieces from that series have been re-purposed in other work. I made it at the Vermont Studio Center in Johnson, Vermont in1997. Here's a (very old!) image of the encampments displayed at the Red Mill Gallery. This piece (one of 2 of that "ethnicity") is close to the front of the line of refugees (oh dear, an issue even back then...).
