Tangled Listening, 2023, mixed media, 8 x 7 x 9 in. / 20.32 x 17.78 x 22.86 cm.

Tangled Listening, Ann Jones-Weinstock, 2023, mixed media, 8 x 7 x 9 in. / 20.32 x 17.78 x 22.86 cm.

When our younger son died, I took to the woods, absorbed, listening, and trying to reconnect. Here, I’ve used twisting grapevine and a couple plastic earbuds to show how we reach out, open and curious, to keep the airwaves open and stay in touch.