EMPYREAN
“Because the medieval universe is finite, it has a shape, the perfect spherical shape, containing within itself an ordered variety.”
— C. S. Lewis
A work-in-progress, Empyrean takes its name from superseded theories of medieval cosmology, which understood the stars as fixed entities embedded in rotating celestial spheres, like jewels set in an orb. These colourful and highly embellished pieces fuse together lace doilies, embroidery circles, and contemporary fabric swatches to imagine glittering, spherical celestial bodies.
The Star in the Sword
37 x 32 cm
A reference to Orion's Sword, an asterism comprised of M42 and M43 from Messier's catalogue. Visible to the naked eye and best viewed in the Northern Hemisphere in winter. Hydrogen orange, oxygen green, sulfur red— dust colours the fire of creation.
Three Hearthstones, 36 x 41 cm
Kronos, 35 x 35 cm
At the Tail of the Sea-Goat, 42 x 32 cm
Little Fox, 40 x 35 cm
A Resting Place for the Moon, 32 x 32 cm
Between the Summer Stars, 35 x 35 cm
Mallard Flock, 36 x 34 cm
In the Hand of the Serpent-Bearer, 38 x 36 cm
The Coiling of Serpens, 37 x 34 cm
Lagoon Nebula
44 x 41 cm
The Stars in the Brooded Swan
34 x 36 cm
Joy & Little Star, 35 x 31 cm
β Aquarii, 41 x 36 cm
The Crab Pulsar, 41 x 35 cm
