| This thesis discusses the background, motivations, process, and content of my MFA thesis studio work. It outlines my interests in the analysis of complex systems, including linguistic data and archeological findings, and the visual correspondences I developed to explore the intricate patterns contained within the systems. I plot and chart their inter-related parts, finding both rhythm and mystery in the way small visual elements assemble to represent complex wholes. My work often integrates paper and fiber techniques, which attract me because the surface of paper and fabric offer the possibility of three-dimensional properties, which I highlight in installations that reveal both sides of ostensibly two-dimensional objects. I use handmade paper, stitching, and printing with dyes to investigate relationships between the analytical content and the lyrical outcomes resulting from the visualization of intricate systems. |
