Backbone
Gouache, Ink, Q-Tips, Thread, Ribbon, & Pencil on Panel
11" x 11" x 6"
2011
Backbone
3/4 View
Backbone (detail)
Woven q-tips secured to drawn and carved panel
Backbone (detail)
End of cut Q-tip with embroidery floss weaving
Backbone (detail)
Gouache with ballpoint pen sgraffito & athletic tape
Cracked & Split
Ceramic Bowl, Googley Eyes, Q-Tips & Rubber Cloth on Panel
11” x 11” x 6.5”
2012
Cracked & Split
1/4 View
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
Gouache, Nest, Ink, Fabric, Clothing Label, & Walnut Oil on Panel
11” x 11" x 5”
2011
Home
3/4 View
Home (detail)
Birds nest with clothing tag & carved panel with handwritten text
Inward Collection
Oil Paint on Panel, Cloth, & Quilling Paper
11” x 11” x 7”
2011
Inward Collection
1/3 View
Inward Collection (detail)
Interior view of woven paper vessels
Inward Collection (detail)
Aerial view of woven paper vessel form
Magpie
Oil, Pencil, Pumpkin Shell, Pins, Beads, Pom Poms, & Thread on Panel
11” x 11” x 7”
2011
Magpie
Profile View
Magpie (detail)
Aerial View of beading and fuzzy pom pom lined pumpkin shell
Magpie (detail)
Woven and tied safety pins hanging in front of carved and drawn wood panel
Outward Conclusions
Gouache, Googly Eyes, Clothing Label, Thread, & Ink on Panel
11” x 11” x 7”
2012
Outward Conclusions (detail)
Carved opening of gouache and handwriting on panel with handmade hanging tag
Outward Conclusions
Googly eye on clothing tag hanging from carved box guarding the opening
Outward Conclusions
Field of more than 5000 googly eyes located on all four sides of the sculptural wooden box
Resilience
Cocktail Straws, Q-Tips, Encaustic & Gouache on Panel
11” x 11” x 5”
2012
Resilience
Profile View
Resilience
Circular movement created through placement of q-tips and encaustic cocktail straws
Resilience (detail)
Cocktail straws filled with jute string and candle dipped in encaustic paint to mimic shape of q-tip
Self Excavation
Oil Paint & Oil Sticks on Carved Panel
11” x 11” x 5”
2010
Self Excavation (detail)
Carved wood surface with oil paint highlighting textural detail
Wandering Bones
Oil Paint & Gouache on Carved Panel
11” x 11” x 6”
2012
Wandering Bones
2/3 View
Wandering Bones
Profile View
Sculptural Paintings
Intimate Spaces is a series of sculptural paintings that explore how we are impacted by the spaces, events, and ideas in our surroundings. Each piece has been constructed using an intimate scale with the wooden boxes as a metaphor for our body. Projections are constructed from symbolic materials and holes are cut to reveal and conceal the layers of environmental impact. The mixed media materials are chosen both for their symbolic representations of ideas such as fragility, strength, and healing and their use of an everyday mundane object. This series also explores the relationship between kitsch and fine art through its use of "craft" materials such as googly eyes, pom poms, embroidery floss, and ribbon.
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