This piece was created in the midst of the pandemic, an ode to our furry friends who helped us get through this extraordinary long and emotional time spent at home. Each tiny sewn, stuffed and hand painted sculpture in this piece is inspired by a real cat--my own two, and those belonging to my friends--creating this ‘Extended Feline Family’. Kitties represented include: Echo, Maruice, Bongo, Serenity, Spud, Kinkos, Percy, George, Grandma Icecream, Frippy, Tabooli, Dumbbear, Moonshine, Loki, Mr.Goudy, Harpy, Taco, Seamus, Zuzu, Donut, Maggie, Mr.Sammy, Rufus, Freida, Sprout, Bernie, Bella, Conrad, Potato, Cuica, Zion, Lady Batman, Alma, Buster, Musa and more.

Growth is a project which began in 2008 for Creative Alliance's Minstallation Gallery, and in 2009 was continued upon, enlarged and given tentacles for display at Nudashank Gallery's "Knit Wit" exhibit. In 2016 the tentacles came off and it grew even larger for display in "Monstalgia" an exhibit at Arizona State University. It continues to evolve and change shape as the years go on.
Materials: Recycled clothing, sheets, blankets, with new thread and polyester stuffing

Nanotecture is a collaborative work between artists Jennifer Strunge and Jonathan Latiano, a site-specific installation created at School 33 Art Center. Nanotecture addresses notions of converging biological/geological forms, architectural intervention, points of transition and what it means to come upon something

Materials: velour, faux fur, recycled t-shirts, polyester stuffing, wire, pins, glue, lights, paint, joint compound, foam, fans & understructure

These soft sculptural monsters are made intuitively using recycled clothing- like sweatshirts, velour pants, t-shirts, pajamas etc. Clothing is deconstructed, cut up and reassembled—sewn piece by piece to form each new beast. My process gives a whole new life to these old garments--something imaginary, protective and joyful.  They even have deep pockets within their mouths to hide treasures or things that need protecting within. 

Created to fit within 30" x 30" niches in the newly built Charlotte R. Bloomberg Center as part of Johns Hopkins art and reading intiative in 2011-12. Made using fleece, felt & fabric remnants with wire and polyester stuffing. These works were intended to bring small moments of joy to the families spending time within the hospital as well as encouraging reading and imagination. 

Wearable masks and body puppets, made of recycled clothing and bedding with recycled polyester stuffing, modeled by the artist.

An assortment of 3-D wall pieces made from deconstucted recycled clothing

A sampling of soft sculpture animals made using recycled clothing and new stuffing