The following series was created in collaboration with my studio assistant, Catherine Monahon. We used scans of my Diffusion Tensor Images (DTIs) to create embroideries that map the ebb and flow of the brain. DTIs map the flow of water through the brain, and are colorized by neurophysicists to represent the direction of the flow. I was able to access this technology through the generosity of neuroscientists and researchers at UCSF.
An embroidery of the sagittal view of the artist's DTI.
The reverse of "Poetry," "In Motion" was created by embroidering the sagittal view of the artist's DTI on the back side of the fabric.
Child in Thought is a delicate and romantic view of a child's brain.
Personality Slice is intended to show how MRI imaging becomes a new form of portraiture.
Testament to the Developing Mind portrays the mystery and excitement of the developing mind of a child.
A digital rendering of the artist's Diffusion Tensor Images (DTIs). DTIs map the flow of water from the brain. This project was created in collaboration with D N K M N and the neuroscientists at UCSF.