bedazzled tabloids

2022-Ongoing

In this ongoing series I acquire vintage tabloids (usually from the 90s-early 00s) and “bedazzle” them using sequins, beads, confetti, and all kinds of other materials you can find at a craft store. The process of this series is an intentional meditation on the craft (quilting and embroidery) that my grandmother practiced throughout her later years while watching Jerry Springer or PBS. Each tabloid in this series requires an enormous detail to attention and something like 20-24 hours of labor.

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