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Joyful Resistance on Wheels

FIBER 2026 | AlterWork Studios

I’m honored to share that my work will be included in FIBER 2026 at AlterWork Studios in Long Island City.

This exhibition gathers artists rooted in traditional fiber practices alongside those pushing the edges of contemporary textile work. It feels like home, structure and experimentation in the same room.

March 7–28, 2026
Opening Reception: Saturday, March 7 | 6–9PM
AlterWork Studios
40-20 22nd Street, Long Island City, NY

I’ll be showing:

Power Puff, Black Racing Stripe Emotional Baggage Cart

Power Puff with Black Racing Stripe Emotional Baggage Cart Theda Sandiford Bike reflectors and bell, paracord, Fresh Direct bag yarn, doggie poop bags, plastic newspaper bags and plastic grocery bags woven on gold spray painted recovered shopping cart. 36 x 40 x 24 in 2021

We all carry emotional baggage.
Some of us push carts. Some carry backpacks.

I carry a lifetime of racial trauma.

This piece transforms BAD NEWS into something radiant. Plastic New York Post sleeves become structure. Gold becomes insistence. The black racing stripe becomes momentum.

I choose joyful resistance.

Not denial.
Alchemy.

If you’re in New York, come stand beside the cart.
Listen for the bell.