Silk Flesh, 2023

Silk Tusar & Muga dyed with Carmine, poplar, polyurethane wax, epoxy glue, foam, dacron

39” x 14” x 18”

After spending a full year living away from friends, family and familiarity, I was inspired to create a piece of furniture that explored loneliness and solitude. Silk is structurally similar to the feeling of skin; this tactility represents intimacy through an object I designed to be shared with another.