DONT SHOOT
Free-motion embroidery on cotton
H. 10.5 x 13 inches
2024
This piece challenges the gravity embedded in the seemingly straightforward phrase, "don't shoot." The colorful blocks veil the solemnity of the message prompting the viewer to reflect on our societal tendency to overlook the profound consequences of gun violence. The dual interpretation of the phrase "don't shoot" becomes a focal point of contemplation. It oscillates between an individual pleading not to become a victim of violence and a plea to both law enforcement and the broader community to abstain from resorting to force.
I Learn to Remember to Not Forget
Laser cut on slate chalkboard, chalk
H. 36 x W. 60"
2023
The year I became a classroom teacher was 1999, the same year as the Columbine school shooting in Colorado. Since that time there have been over 377 shootings in schools. These traumatic events have caused deep emotional and physical scars. Each of these slate chalkboard panels is laser cut with a phrase spoken by either a student, a teacher, or a 911 operator during a school shooting that occurred at one of the following schools: Sandy Hook Elementary School, Sandy Hook, Connecticut (2012) Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, Parkland, Florida, (2018) and Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas (2022).
Each phrase is covered with chalk dust.
Laser cut on slate chalkboard, chalk
H. 36 x W. 60"
2023
The year I became a classroom teacher was 1999, the same year as the Columbine school shooting in Colorado. Since that time there have been over 377 shootings in schools. These traumatic events have caused deep emotional and physical scars. Each of these slate chalkboard panels is laser cut with a phrase spoken by either a student, a teacher, or a 911 operator during a school shooting that occurred at one of the following schools: Sandy Hook Elementary School, Sandy Hook, Connecticut (2012) Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, Parkland, Florida, (2018) and Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas (2022).
Each phrase is covered with chalk dust.
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