University of Arizona
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Visible Light

Medium: Acrylic yarn
Date: 2020
Dimensions: 20.25″ x 13.75″ x .15″

Ally Maxwell

Statement:
In this work, I explore shapes on the loom that I often saw expressed by the artists I worked beside during my years running tattoo shops. Experimenting with patterns, colors, and symbols, I seek to express wavelengths, portals, perception, naturally-occurring heliotropes, and philosophical entropy. This medium is very new to me, and I find weaving brings out the storyteller in me, in both imagery and intention