The designs of these gardens in Soozhou, China are an interesting composition of the asymmetry of nature and ordered logic of the human hand. One of the courtyards has wonderful tiles made of set pebbles selected for their size and color, while a large bonsai coaxed to entwine as asymmetrically sculptural but dead piece of wood creates a counterpoint of order and disorder.

Patterns are as pervasive in nature as well as design. Biological growth patterns have been found to follow fractal calculations. I've become increasingly interested in the notion of patterns being such an integral, if not necessary component of our psyche... My brother, being autistic, has his repetitious rituals that keep his world in balance. We find beauty in repetition in different senses whether by sight, sound, or touch. Is there something as ancient and primal as patterns that dictates our need for order?

In this piece I explore making a pattern out of patterns, and then pulling them apart at the warp and weft to weave different locations together.