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Catherine Tutter

Torah Mantle Project

Textiles enjoy a close kinship with storytelling and narrative.  As an artist interested in religious traditions and expressions of sacred form, fiber arts and labor-intensive needlework are primary mediums by which I examine the nature of transformation in ritual practice. Several years ago, I was invited by Rabbi Liza Stern of Congregation Eitz Chayim (Cambridge, MA) to create a new Torah mantle. The task of fabricating a work of art for ritual purposes - that by virtue of its beauty would signal the central presence of Judaism’s core sacred texts - was daunting.

Yarns for Haiti

http://vimeo.com/9171183 Performance by Catherine Tutter (MAG) with participation from other MAG members and Drawing Marathon #4 participants

Vessel for Haiti

http://vimeo.com/9631978


http://vimeo.com/9631589


This performance is a collaborative extension of works performed by Catherine Tutter (MAG) and Anna Wexler (MAG) as part of Mobius Drawing Marathon #4, January 2010.  Each artist created performances in response to the catastrophic earthquake in Haiti.