Suppression, 2023 to 2024
Chemically treated fire-retardant shirt, swatches of cotton, linen and silk dyed with the root of Japanese knotweed, welded steel
Germination, 2022 to present
Pile burn soil gathered and seeded with Ceanothus sanguineus, cedar boxes, ponderosa pine needles
Swatches of cotton and silk dyed with the stem bark of Ceanothus velutinus and a variety of mordants
Risk Map, 2023
Raw silk dyed with blue elderberries
Three Shrubs and a Moth, 2024
Silk dyed with Berberis aquifolium, Ceanothus velutinus, Sambucus caerulea, welded steel
Initial Burn Tests, 2020
Cotton, on the right, once ignited will combust completely; silk, on the left, is fire-resistant and extinguishes the flame.
A dye of Saint Johnswort flowers on cotton, silk, and wool, 2023
