My solo exhibit is open! Seeking That Shimmering Weave (Experiments and Encounters through Drawing) is open in the Schmidt Gallery, Voney Art Center, Principia College, Elsah IL. There is a mix of walking drawings, crumpled paper drawings, four videos, and around 9000 pieces of crumpled paper – which students, staff, and faculty worked on for a few weeks (the environmental studies students here are already plotting a recycling program involving composting and seed bombs, which is brilliant and makes me so happy).
I travelled to St Louis for the opening, spending three days on campus at Principia College in Elsah, IL – just on the other side of the Mississippi River north of St. Louis, installing my exhibit in the Schmidt Gallery at Voney Art Center. The space is amazing and the staff were wonderful hosts, helping me install the exhibit, touring me around campus, setting me up in their beautiful Guest House. I was just staggered by the generosity of this community. The art department even published a beautiful little catalog, with a gorgeous essay by my friend and professor Kristin Martin @inkedtentacles.
Below are a few photos from a workshop we did Monday in the gallery, the evening before the opening. We began with a little centering breathwork, got acclimated to the feel of paper as it went from pristine to crumpled in our hands, did some personal reflection via writing and experiential drawing, did a contemplative slow-walk through the space, and some small group processing at the end. The intention being to invite presence to That Which Is: that we all carry some heavy things and navigate complex realities, which is terribly challenging and difficult at times. Yet by being in touch with our difficulties in a compassionate way, and sharing our stories with one-another in relationship and community, we help lighten each others’ burdens, and our own. Thanks to Dan Kistler for the extra photos.
Tuesday evening we opened the exhibit with a short artist talk. Thanks to Sara Borja for the extra photos.
The exhibit runs through March 28, 2026.
