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Fiber 2026: Power Puff and Black Racing Stripe

I’m happy to share that Power Puff and Black Racing Stripe has been selected for Fiber 2026, opening this Saturday at AlterWork Studios.

Fiber has always been a material of contradiction, soft yet resilient, domestic yet radical. This exhibition brings together artists working across traditional textile practices and contemporary fiber experimentation, showing just how expansive the medium has become.

For me, fiber is a language.
It holds tension.
It carries memory.

Power Puff and Black Racing Stripe sits within that conversation, playful on the surface, but rooted in deeper questions about identity, material culture, and the quiet power of making with our hands.

If you’re in New York, I hope you’ll stop by.

Opening Reception
Saturday, March 7, 2026
6–9 PM

On View
March 7 – March 28, 2026
Daily, 12–9 PM

📍 AlterWork Studios
40-20 22nd Street
Long Island City, NY

Learn more:
https://www.alterworkstudios.com/fiber

It’s always an honor to be in conversation with other artists working in fiber, stretching the medium, knot by knot, into new terrain.

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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.

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Power Puff, Black Racing Stripe Emotional Baggage Cart

Created from plastic New York Post sleeves woven onto a gold-spray painted, reclaimed shopping cart, this work transforms bad news into a symbol of Joyful Resistance.

Theda Sandiford Power Puff, Black Racing Stripe Emotional Baggage Cart 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

Joyful Resistance reclaims spaces and narratives once dominated by oppression, flipping the script to reveal beauty, connection, and empowerment in the fight for justice. It is the practice of holding space for hope and vision in the face of adversity, celebrating resilience, and imagining a more vibrant, inclusive world through creative expression.

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Power Puff Black Racing Stripe

Theda Sandiiford
Power Puff Black Racing Stripes,
36 x 40 x 24 in
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.
2021

Created using plastic New York Post newspaper sleeves woven onto a gold spray-painted, reclaimed shopping cart, transforming BAD NEWS into a symbol of Joyful Resistance.

Joyful resistance seeks to reclaim spaces and narratives that have been dominated by oppressive forces, flipping the script by finding beauty, connection, and empowerment in the act of standing up for justice. It is about holding space for hope and vision, even in the face of adversity, creating a more vibrant and inclusive world through the act of celebration and creative expression.

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Theda Sandiford: Emotional Baggage Carts

Hello!

On April 30th, 2022, the world unites in celebration of sculpture during the 8th annual International Sculpture Day!

Sky Garden Gallery invites you to play with Theda Sandiford’s Emotional Baggage Carts. Interact with the cart and leave behind any emotional baggage you are carrying.

 

Power Puff with Black Racing Stripes

Power Puff, Black Racing Stripe Baggage Cart

  • Theda Sandiford
  • Bike reflectors, 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

Joy is a form of resistance.

We all carry emotional baggage Naturally; these manifests differently for each of us. Some of us push shopping carts of pain and bitterness while some of us just have a backpack.
I carry a lifetime of racial trauma.

Being alive means having the capacity to carry past experiences and learn from them. But there’s a point when this baggage becomes too much. Carrying too much emotional baggage can literally stop us from being open to new experiences, intimacy and growth.

How we choose to handle our baggage makes a difference. We have the choice to let it define us or to let it go and move forward.

Keep up with me on IG @MissTheda

#emotionalbaggagecarts #ThedaSandiford

The Great Resignation: Baggage Cart

  • Theda Sandiford
  • Vintage silk ties and leather belts, paracord, black zip ties & ribbon, LED strip lights, mesh on recycled commercial fishing net and gold spray paint on recovered shopping cart
  • 42 x 25 x 46 in
  • 2022