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“In 2021, I was diagnosed with breast cancer and embarked on the physical trauma of treatment and the emotional journey of processing my own mortality. What accompanied me was my deep gratitude to be able to process my grief as well as my joy in life through time in nature and making art. The materials were chosen to be able to decompose-- the plant fibers are softened, dyed and molded before they are arranged and hung-- using natural materials that can return to the earth but currently reflect celebration and transformation. I see myself in these pieces: a body changed and scared, an experience still being processed.”-- Kris Bespalec
Sublime Relic: Sacred Bodies
salt, plant based fibers,dye and gold leaf
24x12
2025
Sublime Relic: Book of Saints I
Sublime Relic: Book of Saints I
salt, plant based fibers, dye and gold leaf
17"x11"
2026
“In 2021, I was diagnosed with breast cancer and embarked on the physical trauma of treatment and the emotional journey of processing my own mortality. What accompanied me was my deep gratitude to be able to process my grief as well as my joy in life through time in nature and making art. The materials were chosen to be able to decompose-- the plant fibers are softened, dyed and molded before they are arranged and hung-- using natural materials that can return to the earth but currently reflect celebration and transformation. I see myself in these pieces: a body changed and scared, an experience still being processed.”-- Kris Bespalec
Sublime Relic: Book of Saints II
salt, plant based fibers, dye and gold leaf
14"x9"
2026
“In 2021, I was diagnosed with breast cancer and embarked on the physical trauma of treatment and the emotional journey of processing my own mortality. What accompanied me was my deep gratitude to be able to process my grief as well as my joy in life through time in nature and making art. The materials were chosen to be able to decompose-- the plant fibers are softened, dyed and molded before they are arranged and hung-- using natural materials that can return to the earth but currently reflect celebration and transformation. I see myself in these pieces: a body changed and scared, an experience still being processed.”-- Kris Bespalec
Sublime Relic: In the Flesh
salt, plant based fibers, dye and gold leaf
30"x9"
2026
On Memory
On Memory
Plant based fibers and dye
variable
2025
On Memory (detail)
On Memory (detail)
Plant based fibers and dye
variable
2025
Relic: Precious
Relic: Precious
baby tooth, resin, wire
Relic: First
Relic: First
first tooth, first hair cut, found objects, resin
Sustenance
Sustenance
resin, milk
Our Lady of Fullerton: An Offering to the Disappearing Miracle
Our Lady of Fullerton: An Offering to the Disappearing Miracle
Concrete, resin, salt, silk offering flowers
DetailOur Lady Of Fullerton
DetailOur Lady Of Fullerton
concrete, salt, resin