Newest Piece
As the Highway Narrowed

Fifty on a cloud-blanched
blister of a slow day,
tin corner on winter.
A curved wall of tall
concrete rushes hard gray.
The highway narrows, spins.
Wind whistles through
the broken hatch.
Police arrive.
I become tame,
fragmented and still.

 

It can be difficult to show the textures and patterns of the fabric or threadwork of Lauren’s art pieces on the Web. Detailed views can help you get a sense of how the work is constructed and what it might look like if you were seeing it in person. Click here to zoom in on “As the Highway Narrowed.”

As the Highway Narrowed

©2008, threadwork on dyed, discharged and layered fabrics, 43” x 62”

More New Work
The Final Piece in Lauren’s
Next Traveling Exhibit —
“Flinch: A Study of Your Self”

Women from around the world share their feelings and experiences in this body of work begun in 2002. Now, the last piece in the series has just been completed.

“Home,” the enormous framed piece shown here, joins several other works of this scale, along with smaller freehanging portraits, book-based sculptures and an audio work. The full exhibit includes 15 unique works comprised of 28 separate objects.

“Flinch: A Study of Your Self” will begin touring the U.S. in February 2009, with an opening engagement at the Sherwin Miller Museum of Jewish Art in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Additional venues are currently being sought. If you have a connection with your local art museum, you can help. Contact Lauren for more information.