In 2016 I fell in love with Arizona; the way the city, art, and history braid together. I had the chance to come to Kingman and observe the culture of Native Americans, which became part of my visual vocabulary. 

While researching the city of Kingman and its culture, I discovered that Kingman was the first American airbase in the United States. Surrounded by barren land and large cacti plants, the landscape was full of bright colors. Broken planes are buried throughout the city, but the rich and vivid culture of the Native American tribes is still alive.  

Braiding the seen and unseen creates narratives of feminist transnational identity by using thread craft technique from Pakistan with Native American thread craft techniques from the Mohave Museum collection in Kingman, Arizona. By blending the thread crafts techniques in the Native American designs, the work creates a symbolic dialogue between women from different cultures and time periods, showing human connections through shared art forms and expressions.