About my heirlooms and their meaning. They hold a connection to memories, people that I cherish dearly for a long time.- I am redirecting their purpose in a new work; while keeping their significant element of my personal history, I am using them to speak, in a new series called Speech-tools.




Molino de Maiz, brand Corona, grandmothers heirloom, 16 x 18 inches. 2025.  

“there is something about writing when no-one is reading.”

“ I am beginning to use this space daily, making this my “X” number of attempts. Many times before landed me years at once in one place, others, only a few moments. I’m choosing not to measure this process anymore.” 

“if the universe had only stars instead of black holes; I’be a Kalamata olive.”

Cherry Wood, 2025. Contact. @cherrykalamatawood - Based in Detroit, Michigan.