Jackie Abrams:
“Women Forms” is a series of woven vessels that speak of the cultures and the women I have encountered who have had an impact on my life. The forms reflect connections and relationships, the changing roles of women, shared stories, and ways in which women live and learn.

Some of the “Women Forms” stand alone, either in strength or in sorrow.
Others rejoice in the company of other women - daughters, sisters, mothers, friends. Each one represents a visual collection of passions and griefs, joys and sorrows. The forms contain and are shaped by layers of experience.

My work and travel in Africa, particularly in Ghana, continue to be strong influences. The fabrics, the colors, the cultures, the earth, and the people continue to inform the vessels I create.

I have been making baskets / vessels since 1975. As I grow and mature, so does my work.

Each year, the Katie Gingrass Gallery takes Jackie's work to SOFA Chicago.

A Box for Worldly Goods
A Box For Worldly Goods - Detail
A Woman of Many Cultures
Talking Sisters	Talking Sisters - Detail
Spirit of the Earth	Spirit of the Earth - Detail
Imogene	Imogene - Detail
A Box for Good Intentions	A Box for Good Intentions - Detail
The Kalahari Sisters	Ama Mary
The Woman She Will Become - Yellow