ABOUT
I am a weaver, writer, line dance instructor and shepherd currently based in Ojai, California. Through the overlaps in my work, I aim to connect us all to our bodies in ways that restore and rebuild our ancient connections to herd animals and the land. I am deeply interested in the ways in which ancestral stories emerge from the movements and gestures that characterize life and work with a vast community of plant and animal beings.
My textile work is inspired by my Italian-American upbringing and by the landscape, food and culture of Sicily. My ancestors there were lace weavers and farmers who tended a community farm called Acqua Fredda, or cold water. I like to think of my hands as an extension of theirs, born of the same fiery Sicilian DNA, with a desire to manifest (to bring forth with one’s hands, or mani) beauty and life in daily ritual. I am grateful for all that their hands have taught me about living on this earth.
photo by liam pickhardt
