ARTIST STATEMENT
Family Ties consists of the yarn and fragment of a baby blanket intended for a future grandchild. The blanket was crocheted and gifted by Scott’s mother in 2005 and unraveled by Scott (with her mother’s consent) in 2022. The work is accompanied by the documented blanket pattern (to be re-crocheted by Scott in the future).
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Tanya Scott is an artist, art educator, and Curator of Education at University Galleries of Illinois State University. Prior to her role at University Galleries, she was a high school art teacher in the state of Oregon. Scott’s artwork has been exhibited at Sauk Valley Community College, Dixon, IL; Pacific University, Eugene, Oregon; The Backstreet Gallery, Florence, Oregon; University of Montana Western, Dillon, MT; and Villa Pieve, Corciano, Italy, among others.
© Tanya Scott