https://artistparentindex.com/files/original/719a8276d61f3d5a6b4cb200ee13f009.jpg bb5a155d3a4ad44118111b4691d53f6f Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Artist Parent Index Person An individual. Website The Artist's website <a href="http://www.kristinskees.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">www.kristinskees.com</a> Medium photography fiber art Location The location of the interview Virginia USA Artist Statement The ongoing Cozy Portrait portrait series combines traditional women’s craft, contemporary DIY culture, portraiture, and a love of the unexpected and absurd. This work morphs and conforms to each person I photograph and the cozy is custom made for each subject. Reminiscent of an ill-fitting handmade sweater, the cozy represents the fine line between comfort and constriction. It is simultaneously a warm cocoon and a claustrophobic straight-jacket. It is this relationship of artist and subject that represents my own journey as a daughter and a mother. For me, these primal relationships are fraught with contradictions. Where protection becomes suppression, and one’s identity is consumed, blurred and defined by that relationship. In addition to the Cozy Portrait series, these themes of motherhood and identity are explored throughout my work, including the photographic series Mother/Artist, Yawning Beagles, Tiny Trophies, and others Topic caretaking mothering cozy craft fiber knitting cocoon protecting daughter constriction identity motherhood Exhibitions Exhibitions in the Index that an artist has participated in. The two entries will be linked. Cozy Portraits, solo exhibition, New Image Gallery, James Madison University, VA, 2018Mother / Artist, solo exhibition, the Charles H. Taylor Art Center, Hampton, VA, 2018Yawning Beagles, solo show, Charles H. Taylor Arts Center, Hampton, VA, 2013Family Matters, PhotoPlace Gallery, (Online Annex), Middlebury, VT,, 2015 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Kristin Skees