Small Works and Wonderings, 2020-2021
Statement for Between what I know and don’t:
Memory is a powerful, yet paradoxical, thing. Fragmented and mutable, its pliability causes us to question the truthfulness of personal narratives and family mythologies. My sculptures are meditations on the nature of memory and how we construct stories about our lived experiences. With these portraits, I contemplate what little I actually know about my great-grandparents, the expanse of what I don’t know about them, and the space in between these things. Starting with old family photographs, I sculpted only what I truly know, which are the pixels of that image. From the other perspectives, the viewer encounters the spaces where information was unavailable based on the photo.
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Between what I know and what I don’t- Bradford Earthenware, underglaze 12 x 14 x 8 inches 2020
Between what I know and what I don’t- Bradford Earthenware, underglaze 12 x 14 x 8 inches 2020
Between what I know and what I don’t- Bradford Earthenware, underglaze 12 x 14 x 8 inches 2020
Between what I know and what I don’t- Bradford Earthenware, underglaze 12 x 14 x 8 inches 2020
Between what I know and what I don’t- Diggory Earthenware, underglaze 10 x 16 x 8 inches 2020
Between what I know and what I don’t- Diggory Earthenware, underglaze 10 x 16 x 8 inches 2020
Between what I know and what I don’t- Diggory Earthenware, underglaze 10 x 16 x 8 inches 2020
Between what I know and what I don’t- Diggory Earthenware, underglaze 10 x 16 x 8 inches 2020
Statement for small works:
Some memories are like floodlights, illuminating the entirety of a room in our past. Other memories are like slivers of light through the crack of a door; only specific details are visible. These hand-size compositions draw the viewer in for an intimate inspection.
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Old Enough Kiln cast glass, dining room hutch door, glass cup, kitchen linoleum, living room carpet, anniversary clock pendulum, wax, scent of Grandpa’s garage
Grandpa Lived with Us 2 Earthenware, kiln cast glass, kitchen linoleum, door hinge, wax
Grandpa Lived with Us 2 Earthenware, kiln cast glass, kitchen linoleum, door hinge, wax
Around Age 8 Earthenware, brass hinge, magnifying glass, Heidi VHS tape, paper plate holder, wax 2021
Met in Me Kiln-cast glass, brass cricket box, troll hair, artificial grapes, artificial turf, my dad’s homegrown popcorn, wax
In the family Earthenware, underglaze, wax, a wine glass like mom’s, plaster 4 x 6.5 x 5 inches 2020
In the family Earthenware, underglaze, wax, a wine glass like mom’s, plaster 4 x 6.5 x 5 inches 2020
See Through Seashell, seashell in lucite, wax, troll hair, clip-on earrings
Keepsakes Earthenware, jewelry box, fleece jacket, oxygen tubing, wax
Keepsakes Earthenware, jewelry box, fleece jacket, oxygen tubing, wax
Grandpa’s hands forgot Earthenware, underglaze, wax, closet door handle, VCT, bendy straw, oxygen tubing, kid’s plastic necklace 8 x 3.25 x 6 inches 2020
Haptic Recall Pyrex bowl, keyboard cover, wax, brooch 2021
Earthenware, nylon, crocheted blanket, candlestick 2020
Grandpa Lived with Us 1 Earthenware, living room carpet, telephone cord, wax 2020
Plaster, Heidi VHS tape, wax, hinge, VCT, zip tie 2020
Memory Construct 4 Clay, acrylic paint, door hinge, wax, resin, music box 2020
On the Dining Room Hutch Plaster cast of Dad’s hand, picture frame, Grandma’s fake grapes, quartz crystal, troll hair, nylons 2020
Grandpa’s Memory Clay, acrylic paint, Grandma’s glove, plastic bag, deer bone, living room carpet, door hinge, child’s plate 2020
Seems to Me Plaster cast, wax, found lucite block, dining room flooring, troll hair 2020