I make knitted sculpture that tells stories about society. I use the comforting associations of knitting to draw the viewer in to look at issues more closely. Yarn is an unassuming and approachable medium. Many of my works are allegorical and often feature birds as characters in the narratives.

My artwork about democracy stems from my background as a lawyer. I served as an Assistant Attorney General for the State of Vermont from 1990-2018 where I specialized in election law litigation. I represented the State at trial and appellate levels in Randall v. Sorrell, an important campaign finance law case decided by the U.S. Supreme Court in 2006. (It will be familiar to the election law nerds reading this.)

I have received regional and national recognition for my artwork. My “Narrow Vision” sculpture appears in Lela Nargi’s 2011 book, Astounding Knits! 101 Spectacular Knitted Creations and Daring Feats. In 2020, I received a Public Art Learning Fund grant from the New England Foundation for the Arts. National Arts Strategies named me a Creative Community Fellow: New England for 2022.

I hold a B.A. with honors in History from Swarthmore College and a J.D. from the University of Chicago. I live in Montpelier, the capital of Vermont.

You can see more of my knitted sculptures at evejacobs-carnahan.com.