The Encoded Series

This series of stitched felted wool works combines manmade codes with organic materials and formations to explore how human, cultural, and natural wisdoms can hide in plain sight. The pieces transform texts gleaned from diverse sources and eras into a symbols, translating them first into code, then into color before giving them final form.

Our words define us as profoundly as our ideas and our actions. Despite their weight, we perceive them as ethereal, fleeting—even disposable. Would this still be so if they occupied physical space? If we could suddenly touch the intangible, would we discover comfort, connection, or even grace? Might we reconsider how we use language as an art, a tool, a weapon, or a balm?
— Christina Jensen Vicente

Encoded: A Solo Exhibition

Art Center Sarasota hosted a show in Spring 2025 featuring thirteen new works, including the first large scale works in the Encoded series.