"We Were One in a Dream" reflects on a lengthy period of estrangement from my mother. The lack of shared experiences that mothers and daughters typically cherish deeply affected me. I began collecting forms and objects that reminded me of the many activities my mother introduced me to. What I once took for granted—like sewing and gardening—are now honored in this piece.
The bodice-like form, made of rose petals and beeswax with a crown-like fabric collar, pays tribute to those shared experiences. It is intertwined with two 1940s steel kitchen stools, one atop the other.
Beeswax, steel, rose petals, fabric, cellophane, eggshell, gold leaf, cardboard, gloves, decayed leaves, and blossoms, 70" x 70" x 40", 2012
