2020. Used Bed Sheets, Galvanized Steel Chain, Interior House Paint, Fluorescent Acrylic Paint. Site Responsive Installation. 14ft Tall x 30 ft Long x 20 ft Wide.

Hand Me Down began as an experiment in making mass and variety of forms with the given architecture of my grad school studio. I started in a corner and worked outward. As the work grew I dropped chains from the ceiling to add dimension to the form. As time passed I made visual connections between crochet looping and roller coaster tracks.

In the middle of pre-vaccine COVID-19, my thoughts like millions of others were with my family. And like millions of others, I was seeking escape. Growing up down the road from a theme park, the idea of escape brings images of themed queue lines, carnival food smells, high-adrenaline rides, and nighttime light shows. Once crochet loops became roller coaster tracks, the paint I added came from black light rides and broken spin art sets. Hand Me Down is craft absurdity and do-it-yourself amusement.