Take a Bough

Take A Bough is a sculptural meditation on fragility, balance, and the quiet authority of nature. Suspended between two panes of museum glass, every element—rayon thread, hand-felted forms, and fragments of Korean hanji paper—appears to hover in stillness, revealed only through light and shadow.

Like a branch paused mid-sway, the work carries movement inside its stillness. Threads twist into bark and lichen, felted pods nestle like seeds preparing for release, and layered paper mimics the translucence of early spring leaves. The slightest shift of viewpoint changes the shadows, turning the wall itself into part of the composition.

The title is a gentle invitation and a playful pun—Take a bough / Take a bow—a nod to honoring nature’s gestures while acknowledging our human impulse to frame, interpret, and celebrate them.

At once delicate and grounded, Take A Bough reminds us that even the smallest fragment of the natural world contains structure, resilience, and grace.