Blanket Stories.

 
Artist Marie Watt, represented by PDX Contemporary Art and Greg Kucera Gallery, is a Native American artist most known for her fiber based installations. She is currently the artist-in-residence at the Denver Art MuseumHer series "Blanket Stories: Objects" investigates human rituals and stories as well as fibers themselves. On her website, Watt explains,

Blankets hang around in our lives and families – they gain meaning through use. My work is about social and cultural histories imbedded in commonplace objects. I consciously draw from indigenous design principles, oral traditions, and personal experience to shape the inner logic of the work I make. These wool blankets come from family, friends, acquaintances and secondhand stores…As friends come over and witness my blanket project in progress, I am struck by how the blankets function as markers for their memories and stories. 

For a more in depth description of "Blanket Stories," you can read Watt's full artist statement here.