Hypnopompic Artifact, 2014, Thomas the Train Engine bed sheet, 11 x 11 x 5 inches

You are Supported More Than You Know, 2019, Mercury 20 Gallery, Oakland, CA

Kintsugi Healing Cracked Spaces, 2017, PhotoCentral Gallery, Hayward, CA. photo: Geir Jordahl

The knitted strips no longer make this Thomas the Train Engine bedsheet recognizable. Instead, the resulting fuzzy image is reminiscent of a hypnopompic state upon waking, where one is confused and doesn’t know the time of day or the place where one is located.