Recent Work
Counting Crows - A Mandala Meditation - 22" diameter
Collage on wood panel
Deepwater Sway - 12"x12"
Collage on wood panel
Chroma I - Red - 12"x12"
Collage on wood panel
Chroma II - Yellow - 12"x12"
Collage on wood panel
Fusion I - 14"x14"
Collage on paper
Fusion II - 14"x14"
Collage on paper
If Only... - 20"x20"
Collage on wood panel
Haiku in Blue Series
This series explores a monochromatic palette coupled with black asemic characters depicting a tiny moment in time, like the poetry form. I rarely work in blue and this series challenged me to push myself to find the beauty and flow in my most underused color. I painted a number of the papers which were inspired by looking at samples of Boro textiles.
Haiku in Blue II - 12"x12"
Collage on wood panel
Haiku in Blue III - 12"x12"
Collage on wood panel
Haiku in Blue V - 6"x12"
Collage on wood panel
Haiku in Blue VI - 8"x10"
Collage on wood panel
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Remains of the Day Series
This series came about when I was cleaning up my studio and threw away a lot of small scraps of paper. I then ended up going through the garbage and challenging myself to make pieces from the remnants.
Remains of the Day I - 9"x12"
Mixed media collage on paper
Remains of the Day III - 9"x12"
Mixed media collage on paper
Remains of the Day V - 9"x12"
Mixed media collage on paper
Remains of the Day XV - 9"x12"
Mixed media collage on paper
Remains of the Day XVI - 9"x12"
Mixed media collage on paper
Learning Curves Series
This series was created after discovering a new cutting tool that allowed me to make much larger circles and arcs. As I practiced on the black paper, I was inspired to incorporate the pieces along with some vintage ephemera into a new body of work.
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Learning Curves I - 10"x10"
Collage on wood panel
Learning Curves II - 10"x10"
Collage on wood panel
Learning Curves III - 10"x10"
Collage on wood panel
Learning Curves IV - 10"x10"
Collage on wood panel
Sidewalk Series
This series came about during my many solitary walks. Having balance issues, I frequently look at the ground and I began noticing crack patterns in the sidewalks that inspired me to create pieces based on those random "designs." The pieces are named after the street intersections where I found that section of sidewalk.
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Broadview + Blackstone - 8"x8"
Collage on wood panel
Burton + Highland - 8"x8"
Collage on wood panel
Flora + Melody - 8"x8"
Collage on wood panel
Sheridan + Oakland - 8"x8"
Collage on wood panel
Saturation Point
This series stemmed from the discovery of a box of old, color-saturated papers that my father, a career painter and sculptor, used to have in his studio. I began playing with them and coming up with color combinations that were challenging to me and yet also very pleasing at the same time. I am planning on using these pieces as an inspiration for larger works.
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All pieces - 4"x4"