Freeform crochet wall hanging in an 8-inch circle made with hand-dyed wool, featuring a green landscape, purple ridges, and a sun motif symbolizing unity.
Detail of the upper section of a freeform crochet fiber artwork showing a warm sun rendered in hand-dyed wool above interlaced blue and yellow stitches.
Close-up of textured crochet stitches in purple and blue wool forming layered, interconnected shapes in a symbolic fiber wall hanging.
Macro view of hand-dyed green wool crochet with flowing stitch lines suggesting rolling landforms and shared terrain.
Detail of raised purple wool elements crossing a green crochet background, emphasizing contrast and connection in a conceptual fiber artwork.
Close-up of braided purple wool yarn integrated into freeform crochet stitches, highlighting texture and hand-crafted construction.
Lower section of a circular crochet wall hanging showing layered green and purple wool stitches arranged in a landscape-like pattern.
Textured surface detail of hand-dyed wool crochet with visible stitch variation and organic color transitions.
Freeform crochet wall hanging in an 8-inch circle made with hand-dyed wool, featuring a green landscape, purple ridges, and a sun motif symbolizing unity.
Detail of the upper section of a freeform crochet fiber artwork showing a warm sun rendered in hand-dyed wool above interlaced blue and yellow stitches.
Close-up of textured crochet stitches in purple and blue wool forming layered, interconnected shapes in a symbolic fiber wall hanging.
Macro view of hand-dyed green wool crochet with flowing stitch lines suggesting rolling landforms and shared terrain.
Detail of raised purple wool elements crossing a green crochet background, emphasizing contrast and connection in a conceptual fiber artwork.
Close-up of braided purple wool yarn integrated into freeform crochet stitches, highlighting texture and hand-crafted construction.
Lower section of a circular crochet wall hanging showing layered green and purple wool stitches arranged in a landscape-like pattern.
Textured surface detail of hand-dyed wool crochet with visible stitch variation and organic color transitions.

Purple Mountains - Freeform Crochet - 2023

$195.00

I rise.

My greens and purples intertwine. beneath a single sun.

I hold the tension of division, and the hope for unity.

I am a reminder that what connects us is stronger than what pulls us apart.

I rise.

My greens and purples intertwine. beneath a single sun.

I hold the tension of division, and the hope for unity.

I am a reminder that what connects us is stronger than what pulls us apart.

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Purple Mountains was created in 2023 during a time of deep political and ideological division in the United States. Referencing the line “purple mountain majesties,” the work uses blended greens and purples to symbolize opposing identities existing within the same landscape. A warm sun crowns the piece, representing shared values and collective responsibility. This work is a quiet plea for unity. It is an acknowledgment that, as the forefathers warned, divided we fall.

Materials

  • Hand-dyed wool

  • Freeform crochet construction

Dimensions

  • Diameter: 8 inches

  • Depth: sculptural textile surface

Symbolism

  • Purple – The blending of opposing ideologies; red and blue interwoven rather than separated

  • Green landscape – Shared land, growth, and the common ground beneath difference

  • Sun – Collective responsibility, hope, and values that rise above division

  • Interlaced stitches – Interdependence; the idea that separation weakens the whole

  • Circular form – Unity, continuity, and the ongoing work of holding a nation together