Bland’s work is formal and emotional, textile and painting, abstract yet figurative, rife with narratives that can be interpreted in myriad ways. It is a both/and approach that demonstrates a particular spirit of contemporary artists today. For even as she shares affinities with her predecessors, she is creating something wholly original, embedded with multicultural references, her personal experiences and constant experimentation to create hangings that, despite their physical state, never quite sit still. - Rebecca McNamara, Surface Design Journal, Spring 2025.