Backroading, 2023
inkjet archival pigment ink on cotton, batting, thread 39 x 50 x 0.2 in. Backroading is the practice of driving/partying on "backroads" aka dirt roads. This is a popular pastime in the rural American South. |
Above Ground, 2023
inkjet archival pigment ink on cotton, batting, thread 60 x 39 x 0.2 in. The title "Above Ground" alludes to the status symbol attributed to in-ground pools, in contrast to the negative perception often associated with above-ground pools. |
Isolation can insulate or suffocate, 2018
inkjet archival pigment ink on cotton, batting, thread 73 x 58 x 5 in. The photograph depicts Amber's hand-built childhood home. They say, "being raised off-the-grid and homeschooling created an island of forest around us which acted as both a buffer from societal pressures to conform and isolation from community." |
The Gathering, 2018
inkjet archival pigment ink on cotton, batting, thread 56 X 37 x 0.2 in. The photograph depicts a gathering of people in a rural location. Stitched over the image is a glittering thread reminiscent of shattered glass or a web. The piece explores close-knit rural communities and their get-togethers. |
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Waters are Rising, 2018
inkjet archival pigment ink on cotton, batting, thread, tree branches 55 x 45 x 15 in. Here, we first see an older white male surrounded by water but close to land, he is covering his eyes while threads bleed from them. In the next frame, we see a flurry of motion as he moves to escape unraveling with this surroundings. |
PinkPits RedNecks, 2018
inkjet archival pigment ink on cotton, batting, thread 50 x 30 x 0.25 in Pinkpits Rednecks explores the hidden nature of queerness in the southern hollers. |
Hangers, 2018
inkjet archival pigment ink on cotton, batting, thread 31 x 41 in This image was taken in the art studio of one of my chosen family Aunts. They were our neighbors and helped us out a lot as children. |
It's become unused, 2016
inkjet archival pigment ink on cotton, batting, thread 32 x 21 x 1 in This Image is from the interior of Amber’s childhood hand-built home. It remains partially abandoned. |
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Between Churches, 2018
inkjet archival pigment ink on cotton, batting, thread 64 x 60 x 1 in. As a child raised outside the church in the Bible Belt, I’d often say in response to the question, “where do you go to church?” with “I’m between churches”. |
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