[vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/1″][vc_column_text]”My ongoing body of work addresses a range of expectations and psychological tensions that exist within human relationships. Inanimate, everyday objects are used to present a loose narrative of events, further contextualized by the use of patterns and\/or linear elements, with the intent to evoke a sense of waiting and wanting and a mixture of hope and despair.”<\/p>\n
This body of work explores the ways in which patterns shape our lives \u2013 more specifically, the ways in which constructions of memory, experience, and gender are embodied in the domestic landscape and, in this case, carried on and in the body.
\nOur choice of clothing is often centered on the necessities of functionality or comfort. But on a personal level, clothing is a marker of identity, shaping how others see us. The garments we choose help us to perform for the world, representing aspects like status, cultural traditions, conformity\/nonconformity, attraction\/repulsion, gender presentation, or a need to stand out, hide, or disguise ourselves.<\/p>\n
Over time, particular pieces of clothing may gain favor by repeatedly satisfying one or more of these identity strategies. They help us connect the vision of ourselves, or the vision we want for ourselves, with the person others see. Some articles of clothing may even become iconic, imbued with the special memories or feelings that we attach to them which can allow them to stand in place of the actual body.<\/p>\n
Having earned a BS in Art from the University of Wisconsin (Madison) and an MFA from the University of Illinois (Champaign\/Urbana), Ballweg went on to teach at Bowling Green State University. She currently resides in Bowling Green, OH.[\/vc_column_text][vc_separator][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image media=”89383″ media_lightbox=”yes” media_width_percent=”100″ css_animation=”zoom-in”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n
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\nRives BFK
\nSheet Size: 29 x 21.5 inches
\nEdition of 26
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\nPublished October 2025<\/p>\n