The Cocoon is a large-scale fiber installation that transforms a gallery space into a temporary, site-specific haven for storytelling. It challenges viewers to make a plan for their family's precious textile possessions. To create The Cocoon, Susan Lenz turned an enormous stash of vintage textiles, buttons, lace, dollies, and household linens into this double-sided enclosure. The soft installation functions as a public point of engagement, a safe environment for sharing family stories. The comfortable interior is a place to share common threads between people of ages, races, and cultural backgrounds. This is a location for narratives from one generation to be handed to the next. The work pays homage to all the anonymous makers who filled their homes with comfort. The work was created during a five week art residency at the Rensing Center in Pickens, SC and was funded in part by the South Carolina Arts Commission. It was featured on South Carolina's Etv's "Palmetto Scene".