Vision, 2021
copper corrosion, rust, natural pigments, salt crystals and copper leaf on copper paper
34 x 25 inches
Tears in Rain, 2022
copper corrosion, rust, natural pigments, salt crystals and copper leaf on paper
34 x 25 inches
Into a Void of Memories of You, of Us, 2021
copper corrosion, rust, natural pigments, salt crystals and copper leaf on cotton paper
18 x 14.5 inches
From Without, but Without, 2022
copper corrosion, rust, natural pigments, salt crystals and copper leaf on cotton paper
18 x 14.5 inches
Evocation of Us, 2022
copper corrosion, rust, salt crystals and copper leaf on copper paper
25 x 18 inches
Cenote Synapse, 2022
copper corrosion, rust, natural pigment, salt crystals and copper leaf on cotton paper
17 x 11.5 inches
Deep Into the Cenote of my Mind, 2022
copper corrosion, rust, natural pigment, salt crystals and copper leaf on cotton paper
17 x 11.5 inches
2022
patinated copper, cotton gauze and monoammonium phosphate crystals
60 x 48 x 5 inches
In This Time and In That, 2021
rust, copper corrosion, natural pigments, salt crystals and copper leaf on cotton paper
22 x 30 inches
In This Time and In That (detail), 2021
The Space Between, 2022
copper corrosion, rust, natural pigments, salt crystals and copper leaf on cotton paper
The Space Between (detail), 2022
Lost in Time, 2022
copper corrosion, rust, natural pigments, salt crystals and copper leaf on cotton paper
Voltage Versus Time, 2022
copper corrosion, rust, natural pigments, salt crystals and copper leaf on cotton paper
Where it Begins 1, 2022
copper corrosion, rust, natural pigments, salt crystals and copper leaf on cotton paper
Where it Begins 2, 2022
copper corrosion, rust, natural pigments, salt crystals and copper leaf on cotton paper
Dreams of Visions, 2022
copper corrosion, rust, natural pigments, salt crystals and copper leaf on cotton paper
Dreams of Visions (detail), 2022
Come With Me, 2022
copper corrosion, rust, natural pigments, salt crystals and copper leaf on cotton paper
Come With Me (detail), 2022
As Above, So Below, 2021
rust, copper corrosion, natural pigments, salt crystals and copper leaf on paper
34 x 45 inches
Accretions of Then and Now, 2021
rust, copper corrosion, natural pigments, salt crystals and copper leaf on cotton paper
20 x 22 inches
Encapsulation (Isolation Preservation), 2020
Applied patina on brass, plaster, glass and natural patina on copper
6 x 6 x 10 inches
Encapsulation (Isolation Suffocation), 2020
Applied patina on brass, plaster, glass and natural patina on copper
6 x 6 x 8 inches
Encapsulation (Isolation Preservation) II, 2020
Applied patina on steel, plaster, glass and natural patina on brass
8 x 8 x 10 inches
Encapsulation (Isolation Separation), 2020
Applied patina on brass, glass and natural patina on brass
3.5 x 8 x 4.5 inches
We have long looked to the stars for answers, to tell stories of the past, our beliefs and our experiences, for celestial navigation, to understand more about our existence and our place in the universe.
An asterism is a collection of stars within the area of an already existing constellation, or a group of stars crossing the boundaries of two or more constellations. By creating constellations and asterisms we (humans) have found ways to navigate the past and find our way home to truths for a better future.
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A spectacular asterism is The Summer Triangle. The Summer Triangle is made of the stars, Altair, Deneb and Vega, the brightest stars of each of their respective constellations (Aquila, Cygnus and Lyra). Altair is the brightest star in the constellation of Aquila and the twelfth brightest star in the night sky. Aquila is Latin for 'eagle’ and, in Greek Mythology, represents the bird that carried Zeus' thunderbolts. Deneb is one of the brightest stars in the night sky in the constellation of Cygnus, the swan. It is the brightest star in the constellation Cygnus and is the 19th brightest star in the night sky. Vega is the brightest star in the constellation of Lyra and the 5th brightest star in the night sky. Vega is the second brightest star in the Northern Sky and has been termed "arguably the next most important star in the sky after the Sun" by astronomers.
Asterism of Us (Summer Triangle), detail, 2020
Asterism of Us (Summer Triangle), 2020
cotton gauze, plaster, natural pigment and copper leaf on canvas
20 x 20 inches
Asterism of Us (Summer Triangle), detail, 2020
Asterism of Us (Summer Triangle), detail, 2020
Asterism of Us (Summer Triangle), detail, 2020
Asterism of Us (Summer Triangle), detail, 2020
View Unearthed Wound (Waterbed) here.
Unearthed Wound (Single Slit 1), detail, 2020
Unearthed Wound (Single Slit 1), 2020
cotton gauze, plaster, natural pigment and glass beads on canvas with copper
14 x 11 inches
Unearthed Wound (Double Slit 1), 2020
cotton gauze, plaster, natural pigment and glass beads on canvas with copper
24 x 24 inches
Unearthed Wound (Double Slit 1), detail, 2020
Interdependence (Mother/Child), 2020
Cotton gauze, plaster, natural pigments, latex and glass beads on canvas
14 x 11 inches
Interdependence (Mother/Child), detail
Interdependence (Mother/Child), detail
Interdependence (Father/Daughter), 2020
Cotton gauze, plaster, natural pigments, latex and glass beads on canvas
11 x 14 inches
Interdependence (Father/Daughter), detail
Interdependence (Father/Daughter), detail
Interdependence (Father/Daughter), detail
Interdependence (Father/Daughter), detail
Interdependence (Mother/Children), 2020
Cotton gauze, plaster, natural pigments, latex and glass beads on canvas
14 x 11 inches
Interdependence (Mother/Children), detail
Interdependence (Mother/Children), detail
Interdependence (Mother/Children), detail
Interdependence (Lovers), 2020
Cotton gauze, plaster, natural pigments, latex and glass beads on canvas
14 x 11 inches
Interdependence (Lovers), detail
Interdependence (Lovers), detail
Interdependence (Lovers), detail
2018-2019
painting: copper corrosion, acrylic and copper leaf on canvas
drawings: oil pastel on paper
A memory palace, also referred to as the method of loci (loci being Latin for "places"), is a strategy of memory enhancement which uses visualizations of familiar spatial environments to enhance the recall of information.
As a way of coping with the suicide of my sister in 2013, and for fear of memories fading, I created a memory palace of personal mnemonics using the floorpan of our childhood home and neighborhood to revisit the past.
2018-2019
painting: acrylic and copper leaf on canvas
drawings: oil pastel on paper
A memory palace, also referred to as the method of loci (loci being Latin for "places"), is a strategy of memory enhancement which uses visualizations of familiar spatial environments to enhance the recall of information.
As a way of coping with the suicide of my sister in 2013, and for fear of memories fading, I created a memory palace of personal mnemonics using the floorpan of our childhood home and neighborhood to revisit the past.
2019
applied patina on brass, natural patina on copper
2019
copper, brass, plaster, pigment, rust and copper corrosion dust
2019
oil pastel on paper
A memory palace, also referred to as the method of loci (loci being Latin for "places"), is a strategy of memory enhancement which uses visualizations of familiar spatial environments to enhance the recall of information.
As a way of coping with the suicide of my sister in 2013, and for fear of memories fading, I created a memory palace of personal mnemonics using the floorpan of our childhood home and neighborhood to revisit the past.
2010 - 2017
vintage Penthouse magazine pages and centerfolds, glitter.
In 2009 I started collecting vintage Penthouse Magazines, issues from 1969 through the early 1980s. While I had an appreciation for the women, the photography and the articles of this era of Penthouse, I wanted to take ownership of the heteronormative male-centric pornographic lens by which they were shown. By separating the pages, making them their own individual portraits, highlighting their nod to classical portraiture of odalisques and adding censorship bars made of glitter, I was examining the fine lines in art history and in feminism, as well as the narrow distinction between prostitution and pornogrpahy.
