Passion, detail from 'The Key' 2006

Cartoon and western tattoo styles in 'The Key':
The textile medium may be viewed in the context of a variety of aspects of contemporary visual culture brought together in one object. The volume of work contributes to the effectiveness of its purpose, and that purpose is to free the medium from its pre-emancipation associations. The textile medium should be viewed as a valid, skilled craft, not dependent on feminist history.