"Dying, Melting, Living, Breathing"
2017
Constructed with:
Play dough, acrylic paint, plastic buckets, yarn, glue.
With this piece I began working with the notion of creating an object as well as its action in a still, sculptural form. It also examines with the visual impact deep, vibrant tones of red can provide.
Large Works:
"Following the Grain to Another, then Another"
2017
Constructed with:
Newspaper, glue, maps, twine, string, acrylic paint, cedar logs, cedar bark, screws.
This piece is a study and abstraction of the four main bones of the hand, as well as the veins and line patterns within the makeup of hands, maps, and bark beetle trails. The content and material of the piece reflects on my personal thinking process about the connections between visual and connotative elements from my life, experiences, and environment. Mixing line patterns plays with the concept of interconnections being complex yet transparent.
Front View.
Top front view.
Side view.
Front View.
"We Are Prepared to Look at It"
2018
Constructed with:
Cardboard, acrylic paint, fabric, tin foil, rubber mat, glue.
I took some time to playfully examine how we look at the world around us, and how we can alter that perspective by changing the "lens" we look through. This is an interactive piece, of which I was interested in observing in a setting where people may not be sure what to make of the piece or what they are meant to do with it. The piece is meant to be picked up and held in the hands, looked through and at, and twisted and turned. I was inspired by the notion of a telescope-like object that is really a mystery as to what it is meant for. Take from it what you will.
Front Side.
Front.
Interior view.
Front Side.
"The Pull Goes On"
2018
Constructed with:
Cardboard, house paint, wire, electrical tape, glue.
In this piece I wanted to work with combining
2018 3" tall letters. Cardboard, acrylic paint, wire, tape, glue. Gallery placement.
2018 3" tall letters. Cardboard, acrylic paint, wire, tape, glue. Gallery placement.
2018 3" tall letters. Cardboard, acrylic paint, wire, tape, glue. In original placement.
2018 3" tall letters. Cardboard, acrylic paint, wire, tape, glue. Gallery placement.
2017 Side view. Length: 5" Width: 4" Height: 4" Seasoning shakers, salt, pepper, cinnamon, garlic, thumb tacks, glue.
Top view.
2017 Side view. Length: 5" Width: 4" Height: 4" Seasoning shakers, salt, pepper, cinnamon, garlic, thumb tacks, glue.
2017 Black backgrounds. Length: 3" Width: 3" Height: 8" Glass bottles, tape, plastic wrap.
Top view, white background.
2017 Black backgrounds. Length: 3" Width: 3" Height: 8" Glass bottles, tape, plastic wrap.
2017 Length: 12" Width: 5" Height: 3" Tomatoes, gelatin, water, paper, wood, box.
Top view.
2017 Length: 12" Width: 5" Height: 3" Tomatoes, gelatin, water, paper, wood, box.
2017 Kindling wood, spray paint, tea candle light bases, glue, tree branch. Full view.
2017
2017 Detail image.
2017 Kindling wood, spray paint, tea candle light bases, glue, tree branch. Full view.
2018 Full view.
2018 Full view.
2018 Detail.
2018 Full view.
2018 4" H, 6" L, 3" W. Cardboard, cloth, glue. Front view.
2018 Top view.
2018 Back view.
2018 4" H, 6" L, 3" W. Cardboard, cloth, glue. Front view.