Silk crepe de chine, silk dyes, water soluble resist, Lutradur, polyester batting, rayon/viscose and polyester embroidery thread, polyester thread, sheet glass, glass frit, glass powder, and silver foil

This six-part series pairs three glass works with three textile works, representing a progression of industrial salt ponds being restored back into wetlands. Many of the wetlands in San Francisco Bay were destroyed to build ponds for industrial salt extraction. Restoration efforts over the past couple of decades are beginning to transform the salt ponds back into wetlands. My work explores how landscapes change over time focusing on those places where destruction and renewal, wounding and healing, absence and presence overlap. The artwork pair on the left show an industrial salt extraction pond as the salty remains of a dead wetland. The artwork pair in the middle represent the process of restoration, using the metaphor of alchemy and its transformation of matter. The artwork pair on the right represent the restored wetlands, verdant with life. When I first began working in glass, my glass works were informed by my textile works. In this series, I began with the glass artwork, exploring materials and techniques that then informed how I made the textile artwork.