Wrought Bundle

Afternoon Projects, Vancouver, Canada
March 18 - April 30, 2021

press release

Commo (review)
Journal (review)
Haunt Projects (review)
Tzvetnik

Exhibition view.

Bag, 2021
hand-sewn canvas mail bags (c. 1974), waxed thread, cotton construction apron, deadstock over-all buttons, heavy-duty canvas strap, buckle, steel rings, found carabiners, 21 × 18 × 15 in.

contents: various pouches, leather sandals (10 years), found fishing smock, hemp pants, trowel, leather multi-tool case (tool missing), wooden tube with handwritten poem by Sue Lockhart.

Bag, 2021
hand-sewn canvas mail bags (c. 1974), waxed thread, cotton construction apron, deadstock over-all buttons, heavy-duty canvas strap, buckle, steel rings, found carabiners, 21 × 18 × 15 in.

contents: various pouches, leather sandals (10 years), found fishing smock, hemp pants, trowel, leather multi-tool case (tool missing), wooden tube with handwritten poem by Sue Lockhart.

Bag (detail), 2021

Bag (detail), 2021

Bag (detail), 2021

untitled (pouch #1), 2021
hand-sewn canvas mail bags (year unknown), waxed thread, deadstock over-all button, cotton knit gloves, homemade hand sanitizer by Becket MWN.

untitled (pouch #2), 2021
hand-sewn canvas mail bags (year unknown), waxed thread, deadstock over-all button, sewing needles, muslin strips, found notebook, scissors, dental floss, found elastics.

Wooden tube with handwritten poem by Sue Lockhart.

untitled (pouch #3), 2021
embroidery on found cotton bag, sheep's wool darning thread, found box, gifted wooden darning mushroom.

untitled (pouch #4), 2021
found bandana, rope, worry stone, miniature gnome, matchbox with unfinished starweed charms, gifted domino, wooden button, metal gear, found poker die.

Contents of pouch #4.

Exhibition view.

Water Pack, 2021
hand-sewn canvas mail bags (c. 1964), waxed thread, deadstock over-all buttons, heavy-duty canvas strap, found hydration bladder, rainwater, 16 × 10 × 6.5 in.

Water Pack, 2021
hand-sewn canvas mail bags (c. 1964), waxed thread, deadstock over-all buttons, heavy-duty canvas strap, found hydration bladder, rainwater, 16 × 10 × 6.5 in.

Water Pack (detail), 2021

Water Pack (detail), 2021

Water Pack (detail), 2021

Water Pack (detail), 2021

Exhibition view.

untitled (envelope with photographs), 2021
hand-sewn canvas mail bags (year unknown), waxed thread, deadstock over-all button, selection of 4 × 6 prints, 6.4 × 5 in.

Exhibition view.

untitled (scarf), 2021
chain-stitching on found wool scarf, merino wool thread, 3.5 × 16 × 3.3 in.

untitled (scarf) (detail), 2021

Line Dry, 2021
hand-darned Smartwool socks, sheep’s wool thread, found clothespins, found rope with clay deposits from the Maplewood Mudflats, dimensions variable.

Line Dry (detail), 2021

Line Dry (detail), 2021

Exhibition view.

Desk with a View, 2021
found plastic bin, pencil on found paper, found tin mug retrieved from burned-down cabin, rainwater, tent repair kit, All That the Rain Promises, and More (1991, first edition), found pencil, antique notebook, gifted playing cards, found tape recorder, audio recording from the Maplewood Mudflats (32 min.), 16 × 10 × 12 in.

Desk with a View (detail), 2021

Desk with a View (detail), 2021

Desk with a View (detail), 2021

Exhibition view.

untitled (Bottega bootleg), 2021
rope, cotton, found steel ring, nail retrieved from flat tire, 2.3 × 10 in.

Exhibition view.

untitled (heater), 2021
found terracotta pots, gifted beeswax candle, 12 × 12 × 21 in.

untitled (heater) (detail), 2021

untitled (lamp), 2021
found tin can retrieved from burned-down cabin, metal wire, rope, olive oil, 2.5 × 2.5 × 3.6 in.