A collection of embroidered landscapes.

This series features embroidered and wool felted landscapes of Wisconsin as viewed from county and interstate highways. The intention of the work is to show the beauty and resilience of nature as it tries to coexist with humanity’s attempts at subduing the natural world.

The criticisms of the highway are all true. However, there is something beautiful about the Wisconsin highway. It is easy to neglect the memory of the former landscape that lingers on between farm fields and the highway shoulder. Yet, the highway allows us to view things we would never be able to see except while on the road.

The highway landscape was not intended to be made beautiful, but when you’re looking, the beauty is there.