There was a period in my art exploration where I was intrigued by JUST the line: how it is the first thing that one is taught in school (or one of the first): “Get in line”. The concept of the line. And then there is actually using the hand to draw a line. Make a mark. Draw a picture, form a letter. First things.

I was making my images of the early learners – in sort of a line – by using embroidery stitch. There is NO WAY I’d get an actual line with embroidery. Starting off imperfect…