Objects in the Installation
Planter’s Desk Objects. Book is paper, ink, and thread (2021) and globe is a found object with ink, 2022.
Planter’s desk objects
A handmade book with stamped cotton on the cover contains pages inscribed with known names of individuals enslaved by Samuel Wallace, his agricultural production in 1850-1870, and bits from Walk Humbly, the agricultural journal kept by kith James Mallory from 1843-1877. The globe shows the trade route for slaves, raw cotton, and manufactured cloth and luxury goods. The planters were often keen business men, tracking the prices of cotton, and closely identified with England.
Gone Home Cast glass crystal, ca. 2015.
Gone Home
This cast crystal heart with wings evokes the Wallace Family Cemetery for me. There is a tombstone with a small hand in the center and the text Gone Home above it.
Cotton Pears. Polymer clay, plastic line, and found metal box, 2021-22.
Cotton Pearls
These polymer clay beads overflow from a vintage family jewelry box. How comfortable would these bolls rest against your neck?