WAiST STREAM began with modest undergarment shapes found neatly rolled up on the shelves at SCRAP, a creative re-use center in San Francisco founded in 1976 by a group of volunteers including artist Ruth Asawa. SCRAP generates oceans of possibility by diverting more than 200 tons of creative materials from landfill each year. The pieces felt bold, yet innocent and vulnerable, emblematic of the pressure on young women to flow into lives of cheerful submission instead of growing in their full potential. 38×33, $1200
“I’m immensely proud to be included in the deYoung Open Triennial Show featuring work by of more than 800 Bay Area contemporary artists living in the 9 Bay Area counties. “
