The Smallest of Eyelets, 2016
watercolor, pencil, and ink on paper, 8 x 10 inches
Separation, 2015
plastic blinds and acrylic paint on two wood planks, 22 x 24 inches
Unraveled, 2015
steam-bent oak and walnut, twine, 9 x 6 feet
Unraveled, 2015 (detail)
steam-bent oak and walnut, twine, 9 x 6 feet
Heart Space, 2015
acrylic and sewing pattern paper on Masonite, 24 x 24 inches
Flight Lessons, 2016
balsa wood and acrylic on wood panel, 12 x 16 inches
My Red Shoes, 2015
acrylic, gesso, and burlap on canvas, 62 x 102 inches
What to Wear, 2015
old sweater, wax, thread, dimensions vary
Re-form, 2015
acrylic on Masonite, 36 x 48 inches
Love Notes, 2015
found paper, wax, tape (responses from strangers to the question “What do you love most?”), dimensions vary
Love Notes, 2015 (detail)
found paper, wax, tape (responses from strangers to the question “What do you love most?”), dimensions vary
Corpus, 2015
metal mesh, 30 x 48 inches
Hatching, 2016
acrylic, phone book listings, and ink on loose canvas, 36 x 48 inches
Doorways to Windows, 2016
wood veneer and acrylic paint on wood, 24 x 24 inches
Garden of Delights, 2016
acrylic and wood veneer on canvas
Memory of a Walk
Gouache on paper, 6 x 8 inches
Natural Bridges
Gouache on paper, 6 x 8 inches
Loss can be a catalyst for spiritual change: something new and wonderful can emerge from the empty space. This series of mixed-media pieces explores inner transformation with materiality and, in doing so, plays in the space between 2D and 3D art. These pure-process pieces are formed from commonplace, discarded materials, such as plastic blinds, burlap sacks, old sweaters, and phone book listings. Changing, re-forming, and finally emerging, these pieces speak to the butterflies within us.