Freehand machine embroidery on organza for hybrid bird women with hand embroidery on toile remnants and felt pieced together and appliquéd onto canvas. Stretched on 54" X 54" heavy-duty stretcher strips. Completed 2024
The title alludes to Wim Wenders' film of the same name, exploring the polarities within a newly unified Berlin and reflecting on the contrasting aspects of contemporary life.
The final piece is stretched on a 54" x 54" frame, with parts extending about 18" below and 2" off the sides, creating a visually striking and immersive composition
First exhibited as part of Bromo Arts Tower in Baltimore, part of the show Unraveling Threads” 'Emerge Baltimore - This is Baltimore Too’, also part of "Unraveling Narratives: A Dialogue in Toile,” Gallery B, Bethesda, MD. Currently part of the "Reverie & Alchemy " at Center for the Arts Gallery. Towson University, Towson, MD. until April 19, 2025.
- Subject Matter: Narrative, hybird figures