Artist's Statement

An exhibition of fiber work in response to Ursula Le Guin's Carrier Bag of Fiction which suggests that "the earliest cultural device was a container, a recipient to hold gathered products, a sling. The tool that brings the energy home." Invited visual artists explore the symbolic quality of the container – whether bottle/basket, bag, womb or vessel.  What is the story of the gatherer?  This exhibit embodies a visual tale in which the container, vessel, bottle is of primary importance – the  HERO  – gathering as story, myth, communication, community.