ARAE
Britt Rynearson
Enrolled Member of the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation
(Arrow Lakes/Yakama)
Story Circle, 2024
Sculpture installation, bead & wire
These forms map the ways stories take shape within us. I see each bead as a moment and each circle as a story constructed from those moments.
The natural colored sculpture represents a self that experiences new growth and one who is hopeful. The achromatic toned piece represents another part of the self that is connected to darkness, introspection, and sits in silence.
I beleive our stories gain new meaning when shared.
Kinship Circles, beaded sculptures that represent the ever present circles of kin, past and present, that move around each one of us
Plateau Woman, installation from yəhaw̓ exhibition in Seattle, WA
Map Series
This map drawing, represented here in sections, examines the irregular beauty of human habitation. We often tie our identity to the places we are from. I look at these drawings as stories about places where I could yet be or could have already been.
What other stories do the people who live around us make about the spaces we share? I am curious about how the meaning we put on place shifts over time. For me now, my identity is embedded in place, but it may not always be that way.
The map as a textile print
Wreaths of fur, faux fur tied with leather onto a metal frame
Series of hand pleated and dyed silk shawls
Hand pleated and dyed, silk quilt, part of the Water Series
Hand pleated and dyed, silk quilt, part of the Water Series
Hand pleated and dyed, silk quilt, part of the Water Series
Saddle Blanket, linen and leather
A collection of garments, original patterns (linen, silk, wool, mohair)
