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Weaving, for Kathie Halfin, is an act of reclamation—a way to subvert personal and collective histories and imagine new narratives. Guided by dreams and an intuitive relationship with plants, she approaches weaving as a practice that binds together body, spirit, and land. It becomes a form of dreaming with plants—of merging inner and outer forms, intertwining bodies, rhythms, and intentions. In this slow, meditative process, power is not proclaimed but revealed line by line, loop by loop, moving through the hands and body.

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Halfin emphasizes the sacredness and sentience of plants—beings with whom humans have co-evolved and shared their surroundings. The Thread That Holds reflects on the wisteria vine, a climbing plant that grows in her garden. Wisteria thrives beyond its native habitat, extending runners that sense, touch, and wrap around objects as they grow. Its adaptability, flexibility, and sacred geometry are integrated into abstract sculptures that embody both the vine’s spiritual essence and Halfin's intuitive experiences with it.

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Sculptural weaving becomes a devotional act that connects to the ancient origins of basket-making and loom weaving, where structure and sensibility emerge through the rhythm of hands moving across fiber. The woven patterns evoke plant cells and the organic growth inherent in nature. The process involves hand-spinning and dyeing paper, reversing industrial material into organic forms reminiscent of plants' runners, stems, pods, and flowers. Through sustained handwork, the paper regains its organic presence, highlighting transformation and the cyclical patterns of life.