Jardim Ajuda (ongoing project)
Index of Iberian leaf patterns researched during a 2025 Fulbright
Porcelain tiles, pigment on paper tile drawings of Iberian plant species with information on reverse, stuffed cyanotype and scrim fabric tubes.
Dimensions variable- current wall iteration: 54 x 76 x 6 inches and floor.
Jardim Ajuda (ongoing project)
Index of Iberian leaf patterns researched during a 2025 Fulbright
Porcelain tiles, pigment on paper tile drawings of Iberian plant species with information on reverse, stuffed cyanotype and scrim fabric tubes.
Dimensions variable- current wall iteration: 54 x 76 x 6 inches and floor.
Chronicle, 2020- 2023
216 mixed media drawings on paper, 10 x 10 inches each
Exhibition Installation: at Wilding Cran Gallery, Los Angeles. 2023.
This project began as a survival technique during isolated periods of the pandemic. Themes chronicled: Viral spread, Fibonacci, Woven baskets, Landscape observations, Dreams, and Motifs (statistics and dates on verso). Supported by a grant from The Center for Cultural Innovation
Excerpted from curator jill moniz’s essay: “Fran was chronicling her emotional and intellectual responses to the historic, global moment. It felt right that her expressive documentation of days and events utilized her pinwheel motif as it also approximated the virus itself. I am particularly drawn to how she unpacks the trade routes and histories from East to west of porcelain. What began with symbols and motifs expanded into the material itself that she incorporates in her works as armatures. These slip cast elements visually hold up her textiles but also add dimension and a certain tension to the various fabrics she sews together to reunify all the ideas she has explored.”
Chronicle, 2020- 2023
216 mixed media drawings on paper, 10 x 10 inches each
Exhibition Installation: at Wilding Cran Gallery, Los Angeles. 2023.
This project began as a survival technique during isolated periods of the pandemic. Themes chronicled: Viral spread, Fibonacci, Woven baskets, Landscape observations, Dreams, and Motifs (statistics and dates on verso). Supported by a grant from The Center for Cultural Innovation
Excerpted from curator jill moniz’s essay: “Fran was chronicling her emotional and intellectual responses to the historic, global moment. It felt right that her expressive documentation of days and events utilized her pinwheel motif as it also approximated the virus itself. I am particularly drawn to how she unpacks the trade routes and histories from East to west of porcelain. What began with symbols and motifs expanded into the material itself that she incorporates in her works as armatures. These slip cast elements visually hold up her textiles but also add dimension and a certain tension to the various fabrics she sews together to reunify all the ideas she has explored.”
Global Motif Map (ongoing project)
An ethnobotanical index of native plant species from areas of the US, Europe, and South America. Originating from on-site photographs, each unit depicts the leaves’ structure. Medicinal use, species and location written on underside. This kaleidoscopic assembling is evolving as a world map, where plants transcend geographical borders.
Paint on paper tiles, Dimensions variable.
Global Motif Map (ongoing project)
An ethnobotanical index of native plant species from areas of the US, Europe, and South America. Originating from on-site photographs, each unit depicts the leaves’ structure. Medicinal use, species and location written on underside. This kaleidoscopic assembling is evolving as a world map, where plants transcend geographical borders. Paint on paper tiles, Dimensions variable.
Azulejo (ongoing project)
Index of Lisbon’s façade patterns researched during a 2025 Fulbright
Porcelain, pigment on fabric, Dimensions variable-