Fossils in the Creek
oil and ground pigments on handmade paper, found wood
13.5 x 16.25"
2024
Crescent Sun (4/8/24)
oil and ground pigments on handmade paper, found wood
14 x 14"
2024
A Drop of Water (II)
oil and ground pigments on handmade paper, found wood
16 x 16.75"
2024
Mushrooms After the Rain
oil and ground pigments on handmade paper, found wood
14.75 x 15.5"
2024
Asteroid
oil, ground pigments, photographs, asphalt, galena, coal, scratch-off ink, kitty litter, and sparkler dust on handmade paper, found wood
18 x 18.5"
2024
Broken Screen
oil and ground pigments on handmade paper, found wood
14.5 x 16“
2024
Cicadas, Keeping Time
oil and ground pigments on handmade paper, found wood
16 x 18.5"
2024
Starry Moss
oil and ground pigments on handmade paper, found wood
16 x 17"
2024
Chondrules
oil and ground pigments on handmade paper, found wood
14.5 x 14.5 "
2024
Comet
oil and ground pigments on handmade paper, found wood
18 x 15"
2024
Comet (II)
oil and ground pigments on handmade paper, found wood
8.5 x 8 "
2024
Under a Rock
oil and ground pigments on handmade paper, found wood
16.25 x 14.75"
2024
Light From Last Year
oil and ground pigments on handmade paper, found wood
13 x 11"
2024
Broken Glass Reflecting A Branch on the Ground
oil and ground pigments on handmade paper, found wood
14.5 x 16"
2024
Held Within the Rocks and Dust explores the alchemy of painting through the memories of materials. There are lives embedded in these materials that extend beyond time. These paintings work towards envisioning the world as past, present and future existing together through material and image.
Provisional materials including waste textiles, and pigments ground from kitchen scraps, fires, and industrial sites come together with traditional oil. The iron oxide was gathered from crumbling railroads which transport, and have historically transported massive amounts of corn and grain to be processed into products like ethanol and animal feed. Creating pigments by grinding up part of this industry holds a bit of comfort. The ashes have belonged to a tree, and hold the energy of a bonfire.
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