Details
In her first immersive installation of this kind, artist Trish Andersen transforms SLOMA’s Gray Wing into a vibrant landscape of color and texture. Made up of 200 circular forms—some suspended from the ceiling, other tufted forms on the ground below—this space becomes a meditation on strength in numbers, collective action, and the quiet power of repetition. The work invites us to consider how small parts can build something greater—how patience, presence, and persistence can shape a joyful and unified whole.
As an interdisciplinary artist born and raised in Dalton, Georgia, “The Carpet Capital of the World,” Trish Andersen’s initial attraction to the process of tufting was a means to reconnect with and explore her roots. Years after attending the Savannah College of Art and Design and moving on to live and work in Brooklyn, New York, she began using the medium as an examination of the notion that a thing or a way of being can run in our blood. Andersen works with fibers gathered from the field, from sheep, and from the factory floor. Her materials are varied—sleek and wild, soft and coarse, vibrant and muted. She proves that there is room for contrast and complexity – and fun in her practice. As she reminds us, boundaries—cultural, geographical, or interpersonal—inevitably blur, and the results are often quite unexpected.
About the Artist
Accepting commissions worldwide, Trish creates site-specific installations, fiber works, and collaborates on product creation for clients such as Coca-Cola, Design Miami, Kimpton Hotels, Google, BlackRock Financial, Shaw Contract, and Ulla Johnson, among many others. She lives in Savannah, Georgia, with her husband, artist Michael Porten, their son Walter, four cats, and a few thousand balls of yarn.
Exhibition Highlights
Artist Talk
On June 25, 2025, SLOMA’s Chief Curator Emma Saperstein led a conversation with Little by Little artist Trish Andersen. Combining fibers gathered from field, sheep, and those developed on a factory floor, Andersen proves that there is always room for both the vibrant and the muted, the sleek and the wild, cut and looped, soft and cumulus, the dense and the coarse.
Videography by Slava Narozhnyi. Missed an artist’s talk? Check out SLOMA’s online video archive!
Related Programming
Download for Free: SLOMA’s Exhibition Curriculum Guide is a resource designed to help parents and educators engage children and students with the themes and artworks featured in our museum exhibition. It provides background information, discussion questions, and activities that align with the exhibition’s content. Click to image to download your copy.
Saturday, August 9, 11 AM–1 PM: SLOMA’s Second Saturdays free family art-making event. Kids and kids at heart can complete a rug and textile-making project inspired by Trish Andersen‘s exhibition.
Summer 2025: Exploring Threads of Connection, a continuing education workshop series for healthcare professionals exploring reflective practice. Workshops take place in the Gray Wing, surrounded by the works of Little by Little.
Every Saturday at 11 AM: Join a free tour of the exhibition led by our trained docents. Check in at the front desk.
Contamos con visitas guiadas en español, las puedes solicitar al correo esaperstein@sloma.org para agendar.
Trish Andersen: Little By Little is generously presented by
Shirley & Mike Ritter
Additional support provided by
