It’s not easy when people look down on your artwork and then walk all over it, but when you make rugs, it goes with the territory. Usually people see my artwork from about six feet off the floor (give or take) and it’s often got furniture covering some of the most interesting bits. That’s fine by me—my area rugs are made to be cherished, but they are also made to function well on the spot (hence the name). They may resemble traditional hooked rugs on the surface, but the same industrial processes and materials that give modern carpets their durability ensure that they’ll last. And I want them to last. When you live with functional art, the everyday acquires an air of celebration; what was once simply routine takes on a sense of ceremony.
I hope that’s what happens when one of my rugs finds its new home.