This 60 x 20 foot life-sized portrait of a sperm whale was hand-sewn with the public in the winter of 2021-2022 as a part of Katharine Owens’ Entangled and Ingested project.

The sperm whale is currently on display in the Harrison libraries at the University of Hartford campus. Visit it!

Have you experienced the Entangled and Ingested project, through an art show, lecture, or sewing workshop? Please take a survey about your experiences.

Kat Owens’ projects have been supported by the Middletown Downtown Business District, the Connecticut Office of the Arts, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the National Geographic Society, and the Fulbright Foundation.