Seven Days of Solitude 2003

Michelle Ray
Gestures 5: May 11 – June 15, 2003
Materials
wax thread, tea bags, cloth, bird nest, saucer, spoon

Tea bags, emptied of their contents, are embroidered with songbirds.

Description

Tea bags, emptied of their contents, are embroidered with songbirds and colored. The bags are then filled, closed up with a long filament, which extends to a nest, centered on a teacup. The systematic preparation of the installation, done over a course of days, takes place under conditions of solitude.