Paradise Lost, 2024

Paradise Lost, 2024

Wool, linen, wood frame, beads, natural materials

16 x 29.5 in, $300

The quote, “paradise lost” comes from the article, “Waulking o’ the Web” by Jean Haskell Speer. The article talks about a Scottish tradition called waulking the wool, where communities of women would sing and finish a weaving project. The nostalgia for a “paradise lost” was the topic of much Gaelic poetry in the time of waulking the wool. This piece brings together the paradise that was lost and tells its story through the confines of the modern era.