MAVEN KENNEDY STUDIOS

Hoping the Fragments Tell the Tale is an installation that uses dye and ink making materials sourced from the artists’ community as both medium and subject matter;  

These include:

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Yellow tones gleaned from Marigolds from Friends Gardens 

Goldenrod Foraged on the Side of the Road and 

Onion Skins from meals that fed me and my neighbors 

Soft Rosy and pinks from Peach Pits for Peaches that fed me and my friends

Orangey reds from Ground Bricks from the empty lot next to my Apartment 

Brown and umber from Walnut Husks Foraged at my coworkers house 

Grey and Black from Rusty Nails collected from streets and parking lots, 

And the ashes of Burnt  notes, poems, drawings, and prints 

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The artist explores how community shapes the artmaking process, asking how everyday materials can carry relationships into the work itself. The sculptural staircase—an echo of the adjacent staircase in the Art Center’s lobby and a nod to the idea of “ghost stairs,” where architectural traces linger after the structure is gone—holds prints made from objects tied to peers and shared moments: peach pits from feeding friends, goldenrods from a friend’s yard, bricks from the empty lot next door, onion skins used in communal meals.

These objects are both symbols and sources of natural dyes: yellows from goldenrods, rusty oranges from bricks, browns from walnut husks, greys from old nails, and deep blacks from the ashes of burned notes and drawings. As the staircase suggests memory made visible, the printed materials become remnants of relationships—evidence of care, collaboration, and the community that continues to shape the artist’s practice.

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