How Honey Pierre turns rest into something you can feel in your body

In the studio with fiber and mixed media artist Honey Pierre

Honey Pierre, I’m Okay, c. 2024. Yarn, oil pastel, acrylic paint, and fabric on wood, 52 x 60 in.

You know how someone’s face changes the more time you spend with them. There’s the first look that pulls you in, and then you start to notice the little details—how a half smile softens and warms their face before it fully arrives, how their eyes light up wh…