Unraveling

Existential Crisis #300: I Am Unraveling

2023

18” x 18” x 1” (framed)

Textile-based mixed media

Materials: Vintage handkerchief and doilies, lace scraps, stainless steel poultry lacers, locking washers, button, thread

I Am Unraveling is a further exploration of mental health. The complementary colors are intense yet harmonious, and the soft textiles are at odds with the sharp, dangerous elements that pierce and threaten to tear things apart. It is both a self-acknowledgment and a public confession that things are not okay.