Kenniese S. Franklin is known for building sculptures and household objects with home grown, hand-harvested banana fiber. Her latest body of work, Mother Musa, investigates the banana plant’s significance in mythology and ceremony. During a 2022 research residency at A Studio In the Woods in New Orleans, Kenniese drew from ancestral memory to begin a series of mythological maps that present as sculptures. Through her design studio Spatial Therapy, Kenniese aims to synergize natural and built environments. Her designs juxtapose organic fiber with common building materials like plaster, cement and wood.