STEFANIE ZITO

Stefanie Zito
Pink Line, Video and artifact, found objects on pedestal, 2022

Plunging through notebook paper, the machine’s needle in this video traces over the margin’s pink boundary of my deconstructed morning pages. As I stitch narrow strips of notebook paper together, a ribbon begins to wind and twirl upon itself, filling the space between me and the camera. The edges of my days are where my art-making resides in this time of early motherhood. While my creative time feels scant and limited, when I look back and think of every small stroke of the pen, every line filled on every page, stitched together, I can reflect on abundance over a longer span of time.

Performing this piece brought this to mind: seemingly meager efforts we can put forth or small contributions we can make for change—what little we individually can control connects with a common thread and add up to an overwhelming and unsuspecting avalanche of impact.

Stefanie Zito is a mixed media artist who draws inspiration from ecology. She is a graduate of the New York Center for Arts and Media Studies and earned her B.A. in Studio Art from Messiah College. Stefanie is also a Certified Permaculture Designer. She was awarded a 4 month artist residency with Contemporary Craft for early 2023. Her works have recently been included in Fiberart International in Fort Collins Museum of Art in Colorado and Contemporary Craft in Pittsburgh, PA, Tenuous Threads at Atlantic Gallery in New York City, World of Threads in Canada, and International Art Textile Biennale in Australia. Stefanie lives in Pittsburgh, PA with her husband and two sons.