“Power Up” By Nora Croft

15x10.5 | rug tapestry with harden backing | hand-merino wool and carpet tufting wool “Inspired by a picturesque scene from Kendrick Lamar’s “Squabble Up” music video, itself inspired by Ice-T’s “Power” album art.  Hand dyed marino wool and carpet tufting wool in cut and loop pile. Varying pile heights, meticulously sculpted. Hard backed with sawtooth hanger.” About Nora Croft:  Nora Croft is a Brooklyn-based artist with over 20 years of experience in dry hair cutting—a craft that honed her sensitivity to movement, structure, color, and energy. These instincts now inform her rug tufting practice, a medium that offers both creative freedom and therapeutic focus. Favoring wool but often blending fine yarns with found materials, Nora lets texture and contrast guide the narrative of each piece. Her work draws deeply from her Pacific Northwest roots, where surreal landscapes and local lore inspire themes that are both ethereal and grounded, natural and otherworldly.