https://library.missouri.edu/exhibits/files/original/d7759d1462c8395c313e0e323d19892d.JPG d4f56c4f2601b6febc208896ba0d6971 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Alternative Title An alternative name for the resource. The distinction between titles and alternative titles is application-specific. A soft fabric sculpture twisted into a circular knot, dyed in layered blues with touches of red and white. Photographic imagery is faintly visible on the surface, overlaid with handwritten red text that reads: “being home my insides in knots. there’s so much i’ve been keeping inside,” followed by a date and location. https://library.missouri.edu/exhibits/files/original/73c74c7760e0cca0e9112d4cc54ca13e.JPG 4d7ce39a9a4d25231d37b488c9a28639 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Alternative Title An alternative name for the resource. The distinction between titles and alternative titles is application-specific. A soft fabric sculpture twisted into a circular knot, dyed in layered blues with touches of red and white. Photographic imagery is faintly visible on the surface, overlaid with handwritten red text that reads: “being home my insides in knots. there’s so much i’ve been keeping inside,” followed by a date and location. https://library.missouri.edu/exhibits/files/original/f2d1eaa780c72c9008c197f349218cda.JPG 1f876ac159062eee33614707dc3fa7a9 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Alternative Title An alternative name for the resource. The distinction between titles and alternative titles is application-specific. A soft fabric sculpture twisted into a circular knot, dyed in layered blues with touches of red and white. Photographic imagery is faintly visible on the surface, overlaid with handwritten red text that reads: “being home my insides in knots. there’s so much i’ve been keeping inside,” followed by a date and location. https://library.missouri.edu/exhibits/files/original/c2aba58e79b18d9a0c16140b5b4e51ef.jpg 9d3838b6a1b4e0f51fcbf406f6f00ef0 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Alternative Title An alternative name for the resource. The distinction between titles and alternative titles is application-specific. A soft fabric sculpture twisted into a circular knot, dyed in layered blues with touches of red and white. Photographic imagery is faintly visible on the surface, overlaid with handwritten red text that reads: “being home my insides in knots. there’s so much i’ve been keeping inside,” followed by a date and location. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource VADS2025 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Covered in Questions Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rudolph, Chloee Abstract A summary of the resource. Grief is an experience that ties us in knots–an emotional weight that sits heavy in the body, twisting and constricting in ways that feel impossible to untangle. Chloee Rudolph’s fiber sculpture titled ‘covered in questions’ is a physical manifestation of this feeling. Capturing the anxiety, sadness, and unanswered questions that accompany loss. Constructed from printed cyanotypes, found fabric, and embroidery thread, the piece takes the form of a soft sculpture bound into a knot, symbolizing the internal tension of mourning. Embroidery and quilting, traditionally associated with comfort and care, are used here to stitch together fragments of memory and emotion. The cyanotypes, imprinted with imagery and text, serve as physical proof of heavy, once invisible thoughts. While the found fabrics have a goal to trigger nostalgia from the viewer. Together, these materials create a tactile expression of grief. Both tender and constricting. This work is rooted in personal experience. It was inspired by Chloee’s solitary car rides taken back home to visit a sick family member. Moments filled with silent reflection, uncertainty, and the slow realization of impending loss. The knot form speaks to the sensation of grief felt in the stomach—the physical ache of sadness and the weight of love that lingers even after someone is gone. Through this piece, ‘covered in questions’ , Chloee aims to give shape to the complex, often unspoken emotions of mourning, allowing viewers to recognize their own experiences of loss and learn that grief is only love that wants to be felt. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2025 Alternative Title An alternative name for the resource. The distinction between titles and alternative titles is application-specific. A soft fabric sculpture twisted into a circular knot, dyed in layered blues with touches of red and white. Photographic imagery is faintly visible on the surface, overlaid with handwritten red text that reads: “being home my insides in knots. there’s so much i’ve been keeping inside,” followed by a date and location.