Backbone

Backbone

Gouache, Ink, Q-Tips, Thread, Ribbon, & Pencil on Panel

11" x 11" x 6"

2011

Backbone

Backbone

3/4 View

Backbone (detail)

Backbone (detail)

Woven q-tips secured to drawn and carved panel

Backbone (detail)

Backbone (detail)

End of cut Q-tip with embroidery floss weaving

Backbone (detail)

Backbone (detail)

Gouache with ballpoint pen sgraffito & athletic tape

Cracked & Split

Cracked & Split

Ceramic Bowl, Googley Eyes, Q-Tips & Rubber Cloth on Panel

11” x 11” x 6.5”

2012

Cracked & Split

Cracked & Split

1/4 View

Cracked & Split (detail)

Cracked & Split (detail)

Woven Q-tips attached to ceramic bowl & googly eyes glued between the grid of the rubber cloth attached to the panel

Home

Home

Gouache, Nest, Ink, Fabric, Clothing Label, & Walnut Oil on Panel

11” x 11" x 5”

2011

Home

Home

3/4 View

Home (detail)

Home (detail)

Birds nest with clothing tag & carved panel with handwritten text

Inward Collection

Inward Collection

Oil Paint on Panel, Cloth, & Quilling Paper

11” x 11” x 7”

2011

Inward Collection

Inward Collection

1/3 View

Inward Collection (detail)

Inward Collection (detail)

Interior view of woven paper vessels

Inward Collection (detail)

Inward Collection (detail)

Aerial view of woven paper vessel form

Magpie

Magpie

Oil, Pencil, Pumpkin Shell, Pins, Beads, Pom Poms, & Thread on Panel

11” x 11” x 7”

2011

Magpie

Magpie

Profile View

Magpie (detail)

Magpie (detail)

Aerial View of beading and fuzzy pom pom lined pumpkin shell

Magpie (detail)

Magpie (detail)

Woven and tied safety pins hanging in front of carved and drawn wood panel

Outward Conclusions

Outward Conclusions

Gouache, Googly Eyes, Clothing Label, Thread, & Ink on Panel

11” x 11” x 7”

2012

Outward Conclusions (detail)

Outward Conclusions (detail)

Carved opening of gouache and handwriting on panel with handmade hanging tag

Outward Conclusions

Outward Conclusions

Googly eye on clothing tag hanging from carved box guarding the opening

Outward Conclusions

Outward Conclusions

Field of more than 5000 googly eyes located on all four sides of the sculptural wooden box

Resilience

Resilience

Cocktail Straws, Q-Tips, Encaustic & Gouache on Panel

11” x 11” x 5”

2012

Resilience

Resilience

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Resilience

Resilience

Circular movement created through placement of q-tips and encaustic cocktail straws

Resilience (detail)

Resilience (detail)

Cocktail straws filled with jute string and candle dipped in encaustic paint to mimic shape of q-tip

Self Excavation

Self Excavation

Oil Paint & Oil Sticks on Carved Panel

11” x 11” x 5”

2010

Self Excavation (detail)

Self Excavation (detail)

Carved wood surface with oil paint highlighting textural detail

Wandering Bones

Wandering Bones

Oil Paint & Gouache on Carved Panel

11” x 11” x 6”

2012

Wandering Bones

Wandering Bones

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Wandering Bones

Wandering Bones

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