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Beauty must be hard won -- a result of struggling to contain a gaggle of transpersonal forces in a single moment. Influences include 15th century French tapestries, post-Jungian psychology, and psychedelic rock and roll. Selenite works mainly in soft sculpture, in an effort to renegotiate the history of needlecraft as women’s work. Paintings and performance can happen too, though her preferred medium is the Wind.

This body of work spans over six years of therapeutic exploration in form and provides testament to the belief that deep communion with personal imagery sublimates suffering and re-contextualizes it on an archetypal scale. The use of textiles and sewing refers to the first currency of women, and playfully expands what is conceived of domestic decoration. Organized around the four directions, the installation creates a spiral through the stages of femininity, the child, lover, mother, and crone. Following this developmental arc, a trickster element makes room for shadow and discarded content to be presented democratically. Most materials are acquired through scavenging and treasure hunting as a means to find harmony through the common objects of our world.
    

Selenite lives and works in Joshua Tree, CA. She holds degrees in sculpture and painting, and counseling psychology, and offers a body-centered, image focused coaching service from home. // sonjaselenite.com