Loops

2010. Used belts. 5' x 5'

Detail

Most contemporary artworks are formed with some form of collaboration. This work was inspired by Jean Shin, who is an artist that collects items from people and transforms them into a sculpture or installation. She sees the objects as representatives of the people who donated them; yet having great numbers of them suggest larger meanings. For this piece I collected used belts from people and connected them together to form a kind of net. Each loop depends upon others for support, in the same way that people must depend on each other to create something larger than themselves.

Meat Cow

2010. Wood, wire, beef, glass. 13" x 17" x 15"

In America's current state of material obsession, nearly everything is treated as if it were expendable. One example is the meat industry; now meat can be provided to all buyers immediately and cheaply. Many ancient cultures worshiped creatures that were a vital food source, yet modern life seems to be too high-paced for this kind of thankfulness. In this piece I pay homage to the creatures that are exploited so frivolously. The meat that was once a living thing takes the form of the animal it once was.

Hats Indeed

These are photos I took of my lovely friend Andy wearing several of my crocheted hats.

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Chantal, our third musketeer, enjoys the playground during the shoot.

Photo credit: Andy Daniels

Upcoming stuff!

Hello!! 
I apologize for the lack of posts over the past...six months, as I totally forgot I had made this blog last summer. There's so much to show you, so much has happened! So instead of trying to fit months of posts into, well, now, I will periodically post some highlights as well as current material.