This fiber-based work is part tapestry, part sculptural textile. Using wool and silk dyed in gradients of crimson, smoke gray, and deep black, Vey interlaces burned linen fragments gathered from fire sites in Colorado. The woven structure becomes a memorial to loss, while its tactile surfaces suggest resilience and regrowth.
What We Remember of Fire is a monumental woven tapestry that fuses traditional fiber practices with experimental materials. Striations of crimson, smoke, and ember tones cascade across the surface, while fragments of charred linen, gathered from post-wildfire landscapes, are interwoven into the structure. The piece reflects on collective memory, resilience, and transformation — suggesting both the destruction and renewal that fire brings to ecological and cultural systems.
- Collections: Textile