"Culturally Routed", Nelson, New Zealand, 2007

"Culturally Routed" ran at the newly-rebranded Refinery Art Space in Nelson in October/November 2007. The theme of the show was traveling from other cultures and arriving at Nelson, and many of the contributing artists were born elsewhere. Curator Andy Clover visited me at home to see some of my Pacific-themed shawls, and he was less than enthusiastic. Then he saw a tiny scarf hanging and waiting for me to finish, and Andy decided I must weave a banner/ribbon to hang from high ceiling of the gallery. This was my first non-utilitarian piece, and the first time I made a "contemporary art" piece.