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    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[Spring Longing]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:abstract><![CDATA[I create multimedia artwork, typically depicting women, organic forms, or micro-organisms. My work is heavily influenced by my family, bringing in aspects of my ancestor’s hand embroidered tablecloths and doodles on the margins of their old cookbooks. I like to take a closer look at things that are typically looked down upon because they are considered a feminine craft, and bring them forward to be seriously considered as works of art. I also focus on micro-organisms to show all of the infinitesimal building blocks that allow us all to see, speak, and move.  By showing intricate, time consuming depictions of simple shapes and organisms, I hope that my artwork causes people to stop and look closer at where they are and how they got there.   <br />
Being historically feminine work, in the past, weaving has not always been seen as a legitimate form of art. A pictural weaving is the culmination of hours of labor to amass layers of fine thread to create one whole image. In Spring Longing, a blue flower woven from hand-dyed cotton thread is arranged in a triangular composition. By taking a typically feminine object such as a flower and using a method of art propagated by women, I hope to shed some light on some of the overlooked women dominated forms of art both past and present.  ]]></dcterms:abstract>
    <dcterms:creator><![CDATA[Crocker, Nicole]]></dcterms:creator>
    <dcterms:date><![CDATA[2026]]></dcterms:date>
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