Alphanumeric, 2024
Lord, Abbett & Co. Headquarters
Sheath core Warp
100 pages of shredded Lord, Abbett 1980s ledger paper
40 Recycled Mylar Balloons
1,200 Recycled Dry Cleaning hangers
detail photography by Carolina Madrigal
Thank you, HLW
The Importance of Oscillation
It’s a wrap!!
Alphanumeric for Lord, Abbett & Co.
Weaving is my art. Each weaving reflects the consciousness at the time of connection with the client.
I love the collaboration of coming up with the correct piece for the space. And collecting the detritus.
Looking closely, you can see the typeface from the 1980s!
A time of abundance. Discarded ledger paper.
Their employees collected the 1,200 dry cleaning hangers;
and the company colors are green and blue, from used Mylar Balloons.
A perfect mixture. A perfect collaboration,
to create a wonderful weaving of texture and whimsy.
Oscillating from tight weaves to textures of loopy paper.
A place for the company to talk to new employees about their sustainability mission.
Weaving, like all art, tells a story.
Where was I, when I got the call
to ask if I would consider weaving a piece
for this company?
What detritus will this company have,
to make a meaningful piece that will speak
to sustainability and the environment,
to which we so need to attend?
I was in a transition phase in my life.
I was oscillating about my work/life next steps.
This call was the unambiguous sign, telling me
to take the step away from the day-to-day
work I had been doing for 43 years and
try something new.
But, but, but… What if it doesn’t work out??
The thing is, the support of Nature is always
around. We simply are not in the state of mind
to see it, hear it and feel it.
This is the beauty of our meditation practice.
Above all else, it quiets the persistent chatter.
The negating thoughts that keep us from
truly realizing what we want to do next.
The questioning and oscillation between the
big insecurities/big resistance rub up against…
Just do it! See what happens.
This is the path that we feel comfortable taking
after becoming a meditator.
The meditation stabilizes our thoughts and nervous system.
Making way to follow the direction of
what feels charming.
Letting go of all the doubts.
Don’t worry about your small thinking; it
makes way for big thinking.
Nature is searching; it does not discriminate.
Something we all desire.
03.09.2025 Deck Talk available upon request info@fifthfloormeditation.com