Seduced at Gebert Contemporary

in my new work words of precious thread, ore, tailings, veins of metals, simmer. Yet it is really work of an artist embracing change, finding joy in letting the thread pull the thoughts from my heart.

Elbows Tucked, 2026

Pastel on paper with stitched metallic Japanese monofilament

16.5 x 11.5 in

Lodestone, 2026

Pastel on paper with stitched metallic Japanese monofilament

16.5 x 11.5 in

Shard, 2025

Pastel on paper with stitched metallic Japanese monofilament

16.5 x 11.5 in

Pussy Willow, 2026

Pastel on paper with stitched metallic Japanese monofilament

16.5 x 11.5 in

In Hindsight, 2026

Pastel on Two Rivers paper with stitched metallic Japanese monofilament

31 x 22.5 in

Yugen, 2015

Pastel and graphite on paper

16.5 x 11.5 in

Artemis, 2026

Pastel on paper with stitched with copper thread

18 x 12.25 in

Tailings, 2026

Pastel on paper with stitched metallic Japanese monofilament

16.5 x 11.5 in

Motherlode, 2026

Pastel on Two Rivers paper with stitched ikat metallic Japanese monofilament with indigo pigment

31.25 x 22.5 in

Bodyguard, 2026

Pastel on paper with stitched metallic Japanese monofilament

14.25 x 10 in

Kama ah, 2026

Pastel on paper with stitched metallic Japanese monofilament

16.5 x 11.5 in

Lodestar by Polly Barton

Lodestar, 2026

Indigo pigment on Two Rivers paper with stitched metallic Japanese monofilament

31.5 x 22.5 in

Touch and Go, Winged, 2026

Pastel on paper with stitched metallic Japanese monofilament

14.25 x 10 in

Blowing Silver, 2026

Pastel on paper with stitched metallic Japanese monofilament

16.5 x 11.5 in

Frozen Tears, 2025

Pastel on paper with stitched metallic Japanese monofilament

16.5 x 11.5 in

Gelato al Limone, 2026

Pastel on Two Rivers paper with stitched metallic Japanese monofilament, ikat with indigo pigment

31.25 x 22.75 in

Back in my Body, 2025

Pastel on paper with stitched metallic Japanese monofilament

16.5 x 11.5 in