In her artistic practice, weaving trash materials and everyday remnants into new pieces is deeply intertwined with Suzanne Tick’s personal life. It becomes a transformative and cathartic process. In her compelling TEDXNavesink talk, Tick restores the value of discarded materials and uses weaving as a symbol of new beginnings, as a way to start over and reclaim her own existence. Suzanne states, “transformation has been a big theme in my life…dualities unfold in my understanding of what broken/disharmony and humor looks like through the creation of my woven art pieces.” Watch the full talk HERE
Talk Location: March 2016 Pollak Theater Monmouth University, New Jersey