plastic bags and cotton yarn; 18x32x12″

“Swirling through the textures, smells and frayed ends of dialogue left to dissolve in the acid of imagination and synthetic fillers. The shape of what was, reforms over and over again till an elbow bends across my windpipe, sputtering a breath before knee caps tuck behind the new storyline – structured of the loudest screams and silent defenses woven – bound in ribs spreading, twisting of muscles trying to digest the matter whole.”

ARTIST BIO: Rowe Schnure is a weaver, writer and facilitator, living and working in Cincinnati, OH. They are anchored in a fascination of the weaving process as a metaphor for understanding the relationship of one’s internal and external environments. In Rowe’s 10 years of weaving, they have exhibited their sculptural artwork in multiple states, led community weaving workshops for children to seniors and facilitated their own workshop curriculum known as Contemplative Weaving.