Maria Knuckley Robinson, BORN IN 1970

My work investigates childhood, womanhood, sisterhood, marriage, and parenthood.

Exploring concepts of female responsibility, empty nest syndrome, heredity, death, and

life through reoccurring symbols defying conservative society’s censorship, often times

playing with contemporary freedoms juxtaposed with body issues, power dynamics, and

grief.

Objects of Nostalgia, Images of Historical Contexts, and Connections to Identity, contain

transformative artifacts collected along life’s journey. Concepts establishing time and

space, pieces that fill the back of my mind, unconsciously dictate my emotional

responses. Memories that live beyond the people and places of the past.

Processes of ideas are embedded within the layers of my work, revealing a labyrinth of multidimensional materials and meaning intertwined throughout, mixing between the symbols, connecting histories and evoking bonded relationships to others. I often utilize materials in unexpected presentations, such as maps as textiles and textiles as maps, craft techniques to bridge utility and fine art, and technology to promote accessibility in a contemporary world.