There is a process (we look, choose, touch, remove, collect, organize, place, revisit, re-look, re-choose, retouch, remove, recollect, reorganize, replace)

Vellum, photocopy, toner, embroidery thread, graphite, sewing needle
11" x 14" each
2014

It began with me collecting stones from places I traveled to. It continued with me carrying a stone in my pocket. It grew into me collecting stones with my nephew, Logan. Now, after six years, the collection has grown and there are stones in every room in my house, one in every purse that I own, and one in each of my coat pockets. They have taken on a life of their own. They are now objects that contain a story, a memory, and a location in our history because of our collective actions. In my practice I explore the ways we experience loss, avoid it, navigate it and face it. This series,There is a process (we look, choose, touch, remove, collect, organize, place, revisit, re-look, re-choose, retouch, remove, recollect, reorganize, replace), continues this exploration.

These images were created through a process of photographing, printing, photocopying, printmaking, cutting, pasting, drawing, and sewing.

Documentation by Toni Hafkenscheid