he Cosmic Rose is a one-of-a-kind freeform crochet wearable sculpture created in 2023. This work exists at the intersection of fiber art, symbolic sculpture, and ritual adornment. Drawing on the rose as an archetype of beauty, sacrifice, and mortality, the piece embodies the dual forces of life and pain as inseparable states of being.
The form is constructed through a continuous spiral of hand-dyed red wool yarn, creating petal-like ridges that evoke both organic bloom and circulatory motion. Red functions here as a symbolic language—representing blood as life force, ancestry, devotion, and wound. Interstitial spaces between the petals are articulated with micro-stitching in a silk and wool blend, producing prismatic shifts of color that reference emotional complexity, internal states, and unseen spectra.
Structurally, the hat is built upon a dense latticework foundation, giving the object substantial weight and permanence. This intentional heaviness situates the piece not as accessory, but as armor—an object of protection, endurance, and transformation. The labor-intensive freeform technique resists replication, ensuring the work’s singularity and reinforcing its status as an autonomous sculptural artifact.
The Cosmic Rose is conceived for a wearer who occupies both vulnerability and strength—an angelic figure grounded in human experience, capable of holding grief and joy simultaneously. As wearable art, it invites the body into dialogue with symbolism, asking the viewer to consider adornment as a site of meaning, resilience, and embodied narrative.