A series of felted pieces from my Dancing Queer History project.

Wool is an appealing medium for social practice because of its familiarity and intimacy — we wear wool close to our bodies, and historically have lived side-by-side with the sheep that grow it. Wool work has historically been community work and closely connected to folk traditions.

The wool sculptures fall into two categories: directed projects where dancers collaborate with me towards a specific, pre-imagined outcome (which doesn’t necessarily mean a predicted outcome!), and community felting projects where participants have control over both design and execution.