Lukasa, "the long hand", are memory devices created using carvings, beads, shells, and other objects by the Bambudye, to keep the history of the Luba People. The Luba Empire was a pre-colonial Central African state that arose in the southern Congo and developed into a highly organized society and culture by about 400 CE. ...For my ongoing series "Collective Memory," I used this framework to start a series of paintings and quilts that use fabrics, objects, and color to represent touch points for an American version of the Lukasa. To hold memories and history, I don’t want to be forgotten.
We’ve Been Here Before (blackbird singing in the dead of night) - 2025
Mixed textiles hand stitched, suspended from carved wooden panel
Approx. 57”H x 36” W x 1”D
