Basket Bodies
An attempt at bodily autonomy while living with chronic illness, and a votive offering to that which controls my health.
Skeleton woven from healthcare bills and insurance paperwork, on wood and wire supports.
Body woven and sewn using insulin pump tubing, infusion sets, reservoirs, syringes, purple rubber gloves, IV bags and tubes, oxygen masks, PPE suit and packaging, found plastic, and embroidery floss on wood, leather, and wire supports.
Ceramic organs on woven pillow made of PPE suit.


The Body, resting in bed
Body Scans

Head

Hips from side

Crotch and hands

Upper back, arms

Head and chest

Legs

Feet

Head

Thighs and hands and self-portrait

Legs

Lower abdomen

Head

Chest

Arms

Stomach

Butt

Picture Day

Being Bad
Skeleton Scans

Pelvis, arms, spine, and ribs

Skull

Sternum and ribs

Lower left leg

Skull, ribs, sternum

Feet

Pelvis, ribs

Hip, hand, wrist

Ribs, scapula, arm, and spine

Pelvis and hand

Scapula, spine, ribs, and skull

Lower right leg

Arm and pelvis

Spine, scapula, ribs

Chest X-Ray