“What we have been becomes the country where we are.” Wendell Berry, Anniversary

10 years ago, Harwood Art Center opened its main gallery to my MFA thesis, Home Economics, when few other galleries around town were willing. I wanted to create a hand-made domestic interior and prepare and serve meals in the gallery throughout the month of September. Centering food in the gallery made many gallerists nervous, as it continues to do. I am grateful to Darby Photos, who directed Harwood’s exhibitions at the time, for her forward thinking and open-mindedness.