sculpture

The Carrying Stones Project by artist Sawyer Rose makes women's invisible labor visible. I translate real-world work hours into large-scale data visualization sculptures paired with portraits of the women whose hours they represent.

Rachel and Her Work: Sandwich Generation

Rachel and Her Work: Sandwich Generation, 2025
Work data, burnt wood, cotton rope, gold and silver leaf
74.5 x 60 x 67 inches

Sawyer Rose & Brady Rose
Rachel and Her Work, 2025
Archival Pigment Print, Edition of 3
24 x 36 inches

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Lauren and Her Work: Women in Academia

Lauren and Her Work: Women in Academia
2021 (updated 2026)
Work data, wood, chains, gold and silver leaf, cardboard
96 x 96 x 12 inches

Lauren and Her Work, 2021
Archival pigment print, Edition of 3
24 x 36 inches

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Tracy and Her Work: Women in Law

Tracy and Her Work: Women in Law
2017 (updated 2026)
Work data, mortar, brass tubes, silver solder, wood
96 x 144 x 8 inches

Tracy and Her Work, 2017
Archival pigment print, Edition of 3
24 x 36 inches

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Anne and Her Work: Parenting During Covid-19

Anne and Her Work: Parenting During Covid-19
2021 (updated 2026)
Work data, wood, silver solder, fiber, acrylic
78 x 104 x 8 inches

Anne and Her Work, 2021
Archival pigment print, Edition of 3
36 x 24 inches

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Amira and Her Work: Women and Entrepreneurship

Amira and Her Work: Women and Entrepreneurship
2017 (updated 2026)
Work data, faux leather, wire, thread, silver solder, acrylic
72 x 180 x 96 inches

Amira and Her Work, 2017
Archival pigment print, Edition of 3
24 x 36 inches

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Dawline and Her Work: Women and Volunteerism

Dawline and Her Work: Women and Volunteerism
2019 (updated 2026)
Work data, linen, cotton, rope, gold and silver leaf,
metal clasps and rings, wood, stones, acrylic, enamel
120 x 120 x 72 inches

Dawline and Her Work, 2019
Archival pigment print, Edition of 3
36 x 24 inches

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Loeta and Her Work: Women in Healthcare

Loeta and Her Work: Women in Healthcare
2019 (updated 2026)
Work data, wood, gold and silver leaf, sisal, acrylic
140 x 120 x 15 inches

Loeta and Her Work, 2019
Archival pigment print, Edition of 3
36 x 24 inches

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Sara and Her Work: Parenting a Child With Disabilities

Sara and Her Work: Parenting a Child With Disabilities
2021 (updated 2026)
Work data, wood, leather, foundry hooks, acrylic
96 x 77 x 48 inches

Sara and Her Work, 2021
Archival pigment print, Edition of 3
36 x 24 inches

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Esther and Her Work: Women and Incarceration

Esther and Her Work: Women and Incarceration
2021 (updated 2026)
Work data, polyurethane, metal pipes, fiber, wood
96 x 96 x 72 inches

Esther and Her Work, 2021
Archival pigment print, Edition of 3
36 x 24 inches

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Anna & Hillary and Their Work: Mothering Together

Anna & Hillary and Their Work: Mothering Together
2017 (updated 2026)
Work data, stiffened wool felt, aluminum,
silver solder, manila rope, jute twine, India ink
120 x 72 x 72 inches

Anna & Hillary and Their Work, 2017
Archival Pigment Print, Edition of 3
36 x 24 inches

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America and Her Work: Women in Film and TV

America and Her Work: Women in Film and TV
2019 (updated 2026)
Work data, hydrocal plaster, enamel, latex
84 x 120 x 6 inches (as installed; variable

America and Her Work, 2019
Archival pigment print, Edition of 3
36 x 24 inches

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Bety and Her Work: Women in Low-wage Jobs

Bety and Her Work: Women in Low-wage Jobs
2017 (updated 2026)
Work data, plaster casts of kitchen scrubbers
sheet metal, chain
132 x 132 x 12 inches (variable)

Bety and Her Work, 2017
Archival pigment print, Edition of 3
36 x 24 inches

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Ties That Bind

2016 (updated 2025)
Work data from 47 women, 1000 handmade tiles,
silver solder, copper, fiber, wireframe figure
20 x 8 x 7 feet

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