Field Work and Visual Research: The Natural World & Fleming Museum
The Natural World
Sugar maple leaf
A sugar maple leaf in the Richmond village transitions into autumn with green veins threading through patches of yellow and red, punctuated by scattered holes.
Dead wood
A cross-section of dead wood found in the Richmond village reveals faded concentric rings. Cracks radiate outward from the center like slices of a pie.
Aster
At the Richmond Market a white-petaled flower, perhaps an aster, features a yellow center of tessellated, imperfect hexagons. 18 words
Sidewalk purslane
A patch of purslane in the Richmond village sprouts out of the sidewalk, its pink stems and green leaves forming a chaotic yet intricate web.
Banana leaf
The leaf of an ornamental banana plant found in the Richmond village has veins branching out from the midrib creating a symmetrical fan-like pattern.
Rock armor
A muddy section of the Mansfield ridgeline is armored with schist rocks with varying geometries. The silver rocks in the mud create a high contrast.
Lake of the Clouds
A foggy morning captured on Mt. Mansfield reveals faint outlines of spruce and fir trees creating a wavy, layered pattern of trees on the horizon.
Sap suckers
The pale trunk of a birch tree on the Long Trail is dotted with rows of holes left by sap suckers feeding on its resources.
Burl
A tree on the Long Trail develops a burl, a textured lump of growth that twists int knots of various sizes and in random directions.
Fern meadow
An open fern meadow on Harmon Hill features dense fronds growing in various directions. The sun's rays penetrate the clouds spreading out like a fan.
Fleming Museum
A woven rectangular plant fiber apparatus with a grid of tessellating octagons in the center, featuring crisscrossed strands that form waffle-like shapes.
In this painting, tessellations of parallelograms are formed, separated by dashed lines running perpendicular to the tessellating grid.
An array of spirals knitted with yarn create visually attracting patterns. Strands of yarn intersect one another in different and interesting formations.
A knitted yarn piece with perfectly aligned columns braided in a chevron pattern. The symmetrical rows and layers of color create a visually satisfying, textured design.
Fabric pieces of varying shapes and sizes are fastened together with stitches whose pattern resembles that of winding plant tendrils.
In addition to the various colors and shapes of fabric that make up the quilt, there are uniquely shaped blobs in the patches that add texture and contrast.
Symmetrical tessellating rhombus-shaped pieces of solid color and print fabrics make up this neat textile.
This textile has an intricate lace border composed of varying shapes and densities of mesh grid. Creates a shadow as interesting as the fabric itself.
This three-dimensional piece features old lumber with a variety of grain and color patterns. The random pieces of door hardware indicate a greater meaning.
Circular gold coins are connected with pieces of string tied into knots to form a curtain. Reflective properties of the coin result in changing color gradients.
