MIXED MEDIA
I also make works that comment on the state of humanity, either about terrorism, the Holocaust, or Memento Mori (remember life is transient and short).
Sitting Ducks
Sitting Ducks, 2016, mixed media on Tyvek, 48″h x 92″w
Soft Targets Wreath
Soft Targets Wreath is a commentary on using unsuspecting people as collateral damage in idealist warfare. Each radius of the wreath indicates multiple terrorist incidents in London, Paris, and Barcelona. Made in 2017, the mediums include fabric, stencils, thermal printing, and other materials. It is 45″ in diameter.
Je suis, je suis I
Je suis, je suis was inspired by a novelized version of the Dreyfus affair in France in the late 19th century. It made me think about the modern roots for European antisemitism in what we see in contemporary terrorist attacks. It has no rational explanation, it simply is. This work is mixed media on Tyvek, 48″ high x 120″ long. Techniques include woodprints, woodcuts, block prints, stencils, and more. Made in 2015.
In 2014, my Convenient Vanities series updated the concept of 17th century Dutch still paintings that asked the viewer to consider the inevitability of death. I use staples of the genre with fine table coverings, a tipped glass, a cut lemon, butterflies to designate the shortness of life. These are updated with junk food from y local 7-Eleven with ice cream, Ho-Ho cakes that ironically don’t decay, candy bars, ad every mother’s convenience, the “Lunchable.”
Je suis, je suis II
Je suis, je suis was inspired by a novelized version of the Dreyfus affair in France in the late 19th century. It made me think about the modern roots for European antisemitism in what we see in contemporary terrorist attacks. It has no rational explanation, it simply is. This work is mixed media on Tyvek, 48″ high x 120″ long. Techniques include woodprints, woodcuts, block prints, stencils, and more. Made in 2015.
Convenient Vanities:
Drumstick and Lemon
DATE
2014
MEDIUM
Wood, Stoneware, Applique Quilting, Butterflies
SIZE
24″ x 27″ x 22″ x 9″
DESCRIPTION
This work combines an awareness of convenient access to foods with little nutritional value with the concept of Vanitas, a term for the inevitable fate that awaits us all. My local 7-Eleven inspired me with ice cream novelties and a cut lemon, a common symbol in Vanitas paintings. It is a food sculpture inspired by Michelle Obama’s “Let’s Get Moving” campaign about children’s diets.
Convenient Vanities:
Oh Thank Heaven
DATE
2014
MEDIUM
Wood, Stoneware, Applique Quilting,
Acrylic Paint and Linocuts
SIZE
72″ x 27″ x 24″
DESCRIPTION
This work combines an awareness of convenient access to foods with little nutritional value with the concept of Vanitas, a term to describe the finite nature of being. My local 7-Eleven was an inspiration.
Convenient Vanities:
Tea Time
DATE
2014
MEDIUM
Wood, Stoneware, Applique Quilting, Acrylic Paint and Xerox
SIZE
60″ x 27″ x 22″
DESCRIPTION
This work combines an awareness of convenient access to foods with little nutritional value with the concept of Vanitas, a term for the inevitable fate that awaits us all. In the supermarket, parents pick up a cardboard package in the refrigerated aisle, a “Lunchable” for example, for their children, that I have elevated to a deconstructed formal tea.
Convenient Vanities:
Cake and Ice Cream
DATE
2014
MEDIUM
Wood, Stoneware, Applique Quilting, Butterflies
SIZE
24″ x 27″ x 22″ x 9″
DESCRIPTION
This work combines an awareness of convenient access to foods with little nutritional value with the concept of Vanitas, a term for the inevitable fate that awaits us all. My local 7-Eleven inspired me with its’ treasures of ice cream novelties and Tastycakes. This food themed sculpture was inspired by Michelle Obama’s “Healthy Food” campaign.
C.V. I - V
C.V. I is part of the Convenient Vanities body of work from 2014. This linocut is 8″ x 10″, black oil-based ink on Sekishu paper. In this image, I updated the concept of vanitas, a traditional still life concept of using symbols of the brevity of life. Junk food from the local convenience store contribute to shortening our lives but we enjoy every sip and crunch. This version includes the artist made frame.
Diluvium
Diluvium began as a documentation of Hurricane Katrina but was augmented after Hurricane Sandy. It is an altarpiece to the power of weather. Stoneware, Porcelain, Woodcut & Fabric. 92″ x 40″ x 37″. 2006-2012
Furnace
Furnace is a large-scale installation work inspired by crematoriums at concentration camps. 96″ x 156″ x 3″, oil ink woodcuts, acrylics, cast Western handmade papers, 1989.
Burial
Burial 1988, mixed media. 22″ x 32″ x 8″.
I also make works that comment on the state of humanity, either about terrorism, the Holocaust, or Memento Mori (remember life is transient and short).
Soft Targets Wreath
Soft Targets Wreath is a commentary on using unsuspecting people as collateral damage in idealist warfare. Each radius of the wreath indicates multiple terrorist incidents in London, Paris, and Barcelona. Made in 2017, the mediums include fabric, stencils, thermal printing, and other materials. It is 45″ in diameter.
Je suis, je suis I
Je suis, je suis was inspired by a novelized version of the Dreyfus affair in France in the late 19th century. It made me think about the modern roots for European antisemitism in what we see in contemporary terrorist attacks. It has no rational explanation, it simply is. This work is mixed media on Tyvek, 48″ high x 120″ long. Techniques include woodprints, woodcuts, block prints, stencils, and more. Made in 2015.
In 2014, my Convenient Vanities series updated the concept of 17th century Dutch still paintings that asked the viewer to consider the inevitability of death. I use staples of the genre with fine table coverings, a tipped glass, a cut lemon, butterflies to designate the shortness of life. These are updated with junk food from y local 7-Eleven with ice cream, Ho-Ho cakes that ironically don’t decay, candy bars, ad every mother’s convenience, the “Lunchable.”
Je suis, je suis II
Je suis, je suis was inspired by a novelized version of the Dreyfus affair in France in the late 19th century. It made me think about the modern roots for European antisemitism in what we see in contemporary terrorist attacks. It has no rational explanation, it simply is. This work is mixed media on Tyvek, 48″ high x 120″ long. Techniques include woodprints, woodcuts, block prints, stencils, and more. Made in 2015.
Convenient Vanities:
Drumstick and Lemon
DATE
2014
MEDIUM
Wood, Stoneware, Applique Quilting, Butterflies
SIZE
24″ x 27″ x 22″ x 9″
DESCRIPTION
This work combines an awareness of convenient access to foods with little nutritional value with the concept of Vanitas, a term for the inevitable fate that awaits us all. My local 7-Eleven inspired me with ice cream novelties and a cut lemon, a common symbol in Vanitas paintings. It is a food sculpture inspired by Michelle Obama’s “Let’s Get Moving” campaign about children’s diets.
Convenient Vanities:
Oh Thank Heaven
DATE
2014
MEDIUM
Wood, Stoneware, Applique Quilting,
Acrylic Paint and Linocuts
SIZE
72″ x 27″ x 24″
DESCRIPTION
This work combines an awareness of convenient access to foods with little nutritional value with the concept of Vanitas, a term to describe the finite nature of being. My local 7-Eleven was an inspiration.
Convenient Vanities:
Tea Time
DATE
2014
MEDIUM
Wood, Stoneware, Applique Quilting, Acrylic Paint and Xerox
SIZE
60″ x 27″ x 22″
DESCRIPTION
This work combines an awareness of convenient access to foods with little nutritional value with the concept of Vanitas, a term for the inevitable fate that awaits us all. In the supermarket, parents pick up a cardboard package in the refrigerated aisle, a “Lunchable” for example, for their children, that I have elevated to a deconstructed formal tea.
Convenient Vanities:
Cake and Ice Cream
DATE
2014
MEDIUM
Wood, Stoneware, Applique Quilting, Butterflies
SIZE
24″ x 27″ x 22″ x 9″
DESCRIPTION
This work combines an awareness of convenient access to foods with little nutritional value with the concept of Vanitas, a term for the inevitable fate that awaits us all. My local 7-Eleven inspired me with its’ treasures of ice cream novelties and Tastycakes. This food themed sculpture was inspired by Michelle Obama’s “Healthy Food” campaign.
C.V. I
C.V. I is part of the Convenient Vanities body of work from 2014. This linocut is 8″ x 10″, black oil-based ink on Sekishu paper. In this image, I updated the concept of vanitas, a traditional still life concept of using symbols of the brevity of life. Junk food from the local convenience store contribute to shortening our lives but we enjoy every sip and crunch. This version includes the artist made frame.
Diluvium
Diluvium began as a documentation of Hurricane Katrina but was augmented after Hurricane Sandy. It is an altarpiece to the power of weather. Stoneware, Porcelain, Woodcut & Fabric. 92″ x 40″ x 37″. 2006-2012
Furnace
Furnace is a large-scale installation work inspired by crematoriums at concentration camps. 96″ x 156″ x 3″, oil ink woodcuts, acrylics, cast Western handmade papers, 1989.