For the Love of Bare Hill began on the Winter Solstice in 2025. Nearly every day, I take a walk in the forest behind my home- which leads me through the Bare Hill Conservation parcel in Putney Vermont. I take 1 photo each day on these walks that feels representative of the atmosphere of the day. I then select 4 colors that predominate in that image, match those colors to fabric, and assemble a small quilt square from those colors. I am curious about the seasonal cycles of the area- and the way color emerges within those cycles. I am curious about how we see, what we see, how we interpret that seeing. I am curious about layers of translation- my phone camera, the computer, the printer, my own eye matching fabric, and on…

 Ultimately- I’m excited to sift through and consider all the collected data- processing all the information visually, with language and conceptually. Resulting in fiber work, kiosk installations, a four volume set of creative essays paired with the visual art and a deeper relationship with the seasonal rhythms of Bare Hill!

This project is supported in part by the Vermont Arts Council, which receives support from the State of Vermont, the National Endowment for the Arts, and generous private donors.