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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

Relic: Sacred Bodies

2025

“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

Relic: Sacred Bodies II

2025

“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

Relic: Sacred Bodies III

2025

Plant based fibers and dye

variable

2025

Sculptural objects float, undulating in size, color and texture, installed to spread and envelop the space above and around its audience. Made from plant based fibers and dyes, molded around synthetic forms, the work pushes and pulls between natural and man made. Discarded plastics become the foundation for forms that invite the viewer to consider the familiar and unknown, evoking flesh and blood; habitat and home; earth, water, sky.

On Memory (detail)

2025

Self Portrait: Relic

Self Portrait: Relic

Prayer to St Anthony: Lost Objects Found

Prayer to St Anthony: Lost Objects Found

lost objects, cast resin

Relic: Precious

Relic: Precious

baby tooth, resin, wire

Forever: Un-Corruptable Child

Forever: Un-Corruptable Child

resin, milk

Forever: The Un-Corruptable Child

Forever: The Un-Corruptable Child

Liquid Bronze

Prayer to St. AnthonyLost Objects Found

Prayer to St. AnthonyLost Objects Found

first tooth, first hair cut, found objects, resin

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