Crumbs Under My Pillow

wallpaper, adhesive, Tyvek, cast paper, wood
120” x 240” x 80”
2017 - 2023

Installation view in Shifting Patterns at Manchester Community College

On the heels of my own wedding, I recalled a lifetime of messaging that women are more valuable as brides. Many of the objects in this installation invite domestic nostalgia: jello molds, gramophone horns, antique furniture pieces, bits of lighting fixtures make up the assemblage contents. "Crumbs Under My Pillow" references a ritual established in the 17th century where single women attending a wedding each take home a piece of the cake to place under their pillow in order to dream about their future husbands.

Crumbs Under My Pillow

wallpaper, adhesive, Tyvek, cast paper, wood
144” x 384” x 120”
2018

Installation view in 12 x 12: 12 Artists from the 12th State at the Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art

Performance by Megan Hodel Feb 2, 2018

Crumbs Under My Pillow

wallpaper, adhesive, Tyvek, cast paper, vinyl flooring
120” x 120” x 120”
2017

Installation view in installation view in Deep Cuts: Contemporary Paper Cutting at the Currier Museum of Art

Photos by Stewart Clements and the Currier Museum of Art