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STATEMENT: Growing up as the son of a craft-loving English teacher, I spent many hours pursuing crafts and playing Scrabble. As I grew older, I believed that in order to fit in with my peers, I had to be in the closet about my crafting, eventually stopping my creative activities altogether. My Scrabble playing, however, continued and turned into a life-long love of the study of language intersecting with my current art practice. In 1996, I signed up for a textiles class, thereby reawakening my dormant artistic side. I am attracted to textiles because textiles are like language – both are subtle, yet powerful. Also, both can protect, expose, reveal social position, and show affiliation. I later learned that the words textile and text are derived from the same root, and several of my earlier pieces are focused on this text-textile connection. My focus has since expanded beyond this literal connection to the multi-layered texts or readings of the cloth. Recent themes that have emerged are the socialization of American men to be violent and conflicting views on sexuality/masculinity. My hope is that upon reading my work, viewers will engage in a dialogue about the confining nature of behavioral norms.

CV: REPRESENTATION •Northern California:
-Brady & Michelle Blakeley of Evolve the Gallery, 2907 35th Street, Sacramento, CA 95817; in**@ev**************.com, 916-572-5123.

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•A.I.D.S. Artists Intent on Destroying Stereotypes. Evolve the Gallery, Sacramento, CA; 12/9/10-1/ ... view more »

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