DONNA FORMA

My pieces, which are shelters, are metaphors of life. We become the insect constructing the cocoon. My materials often of nature, wood, handmade paper, string algae, varied dirt, sand, roots, stone, hay, etc. allude to her, larger than us all. If we do it correctly, it is what ultimately gives us solace. These pieces are of millions of fragile parts that are manipulated, cut formed, drilled, sewn, wired, lashed, strapped, slashed or layers woven tightly together creating a high tensile strength, working in and out, through and around, up and down, establishing abeautiful order until the form has been determined. The ultimate structure is symbolic of life and to life, what I do with it, to the good and the bad, to the whole package. Is the shell safe or does it present real danger?