ARTIST STATEMENT: Using drawing, printmaking, paper cutting and sculpture, I transform everyday objects by pushing them into a liminal state between the identifiable and the not yet known. By intricately cutting and reconfiguring newspaper pages, I gesture toward censorship, subjectivity, and the energy between and beyond words. By remaking items of cultural production and consumption by hand, I strip them of branding, shift their context and tease out the aesthetic elements of value and desire.
In all of my work, the formal conventions of mass media and consumer society collide with the more metaphysical aspects of knowing and believing: hands-on craft, repetition, beauty and ritual.
C 2017 foam core, fiberglass veil, FGR 95, taxidermy clay, iron B metal coating, patina, found object 23x24 inches During a year long residency in Roswell, New Mexico, I pocketed broken, rusted objects I found along the side of the road during my daily walks. They are a type of souvenir. Unlike most souvenirs that
Oculus 2017 foam core, fiberglass veil, FGR 95, taxidermy clay, silver B metal coating, iron B metal coating, patina, found object 24x26 inches During a year long residency in Roswell, New Mexico, I pocketed broken, rusted objects I found along the side of the road during my daily walks. They are a type of souvenir. Unlike most souvenirs that
Holy 2017 foam core, fiberglass veil, FGR 95, joint compound, spray paint, found object 23x16.5 inches During a year long residency in Roswell, New Mexico, I pocketed broken, rusted objects I found along the side of the road during my daily walks. They are a type of souvenir. Unlike most souvenirs that
Yellow Thing 2017 foam core, fiberglass veil, FGR 95, joint compound, epoxy putty, spray paint, gouache, found object 22x25 inches During a year long residency in Roswell, New Mexico, I pocketed broken, rusted objects I found along the side of the road during my daily walks. They are a type of souvenir. Unlike most souvenirs that
Soft Things 2017 colored pencil on paper 11x14 inches For these drawings, I traced broken, rusted things I found on my daily walks in 2017 in Roswell, New Mexico.
Circus 2017 colored pencil on paper 11x14 inches For these drawings, I traced broken, rusted things I found on my daily walks in 2017 in Roswell, New Mexico.
Permeable 2017 Cast FGR 95 5x10 feet This piece was inspired by the ubiquitous breeze blocks I've seen during my daily walks in numerous neighborhoods across the country. Originally designed for warmer climates to let in the breeze
Liminal 2017 gel pen on black paper 20x28 inches
Floating Window No. 3 2017 ink wash and gel pen on watercolor paper 10x14 inches
Floating Window No. 2 2018 ink wash and gel pen on watercolor paper 10x7 inches
Floating Window No. 1 2018 ink wash and gel pen on watercolor paper 10x7 inches
Spread 2015 De-acidified New York Times newspaper, matte medium, UV Spray 24x24 inches
A Lost Mother Tongue 2015 De-acidified New York Times newspaper, matte medium, UV Spray 19x12 inches
Collecting Evidence Before it Can be Hidden or Destroyed 2015 De-acidified New York Times newspaper, matte medium, UV Spray 27x12 inches
Surplus 2017 De-acidified New York Times newspaper, matte medium, UV Spray, newspaper stick 25x30 inches