My works are constructions that are informed by imaginary imagery, the natural environment, architecture, memory, and process. I consider the places that I depict to be the result of my struggle to understand, interpret, and inhabit the complex landscape of the world that I find myself in. My re-imagined landscapes contain zones of refuge, places of disorientation, exposure, and often contain helpful navigational cues.
An important part of my practice is the collection of material. The material that I use is exclusively discarded material; primarily of gleanings from the cutting floors of outdoor equipment producers, but may contain portions of discarded couches, and upholstery samples purchased from Scrap. The material is then sorted by color and size, then sewn together. As the pieces are connected, patterns and shapes slowly emerge, providing a sense of direction. The process is largely additive, but portions are often removed to help create volume, or if they are incongruent.
Blue
Discarded Upholstery sample fabric, cotton fabric, outdoor fabric, used bike tire, plastic ball, vinyl, leather, and used work pants .
58 inches by 83 inches
2008-14
Discarded Upholstery sample fabric, cotton fabric, outdoor fabric, used bike tire, plastic ball, vinyl, leather, and used work pants .
58 inches by 83 inches
2008-14
Green
Constructed of found and donated outdoor fabric.
44 inches by 75 inches
2015
Constructed of found and donated outdoor fabric.
44 inches by 75 inches
2015
Blue Flowers
Cotton fabric from Scrap, thread, batting.
17 inches x 31 inches
2015
Cotton fabric from Scrap, thread, batting.
17 inches x 31 inches
2015
Aerial Study #14
23 inches x 21 inches
Discarded outdoor fabric, batting, truck tarp, upholstery scrap, vinyl, and thread.
2015
23 inches x 21 inches
Discarded outdoor fabric, batting, truck tarp, upholstery scrap, vinyl, and thread.
2015
Aerial #11
Discarded outdoor fabric,batting, nylon scrap, upholstery fabric, and thread
18 inches x 28.5 inches
2015
Discarded outdoor fabric,batting, nylon scrap, upholstery fabric, and thread
18 inches x 28.5 inches
2015
Green Path
Discarded outdoor fabric, truck tarp, batting, and thread
49 inches x 69 inches
2016
Discarded outdoor fabric, truck tarp, batting, and thread
49 inches x 69 inches
2016
Orange And Meaning
Discarded outdoor fabric scraps, truck tarp, batting, and thread.
38 inches x 58 inches
2016
"Orange and Meaning", is inspired by a boy that I worked with in one of the pockets of economic poverty in San Francisco. It is in the form of a shield to offer him protection against all of the potential emotional, psychological, and physical harm that he will inevitably be confronted by.
He once told me that the orange backpacks that I wore to our sessions saddened him. The color orange reminds him of the city and county jails he's visited all over the Bay Area. During these visits his father is often clad in an orange jumpsuit. He wants his father to come home. And to stay this time. There is road signage embedded in "Orange" to guide and keep the boy on the path.
The teal path, is the journey that we chart together 3 hours a day, 3 times a week, for 3 months. I was sometimes a guide, a tattered map in my grasp as we walk, but I insist that he takes the lead. Because this is his journey. The path we create meanders, moving gradually forward, then back, but steadily making progress, acquiring skills and momentum along the way. The path goes over, and around, various obstacles. The path eventually splits, then abruptly ends, as our relationship did when the term of our work together expired.
Discarded outdoor fabric scraps, truck tarp, batting, and thread.
38 inches x 58 inches
2016
"Orange and Meaning", is inspired by a boy that I worked with in one of the pockets of economic poverty in San Francisco. It is in the form of a shield to offer him protection against all of the potential emotional, psychological, and physical harm that he will inevitably be confronted by.
He once told me that the orange backpacks that I wore to our sessions saddened him. The color orange reminds him of the city and county jails he's visited all over the Bay Area. During these visits his father is often clad in an orange jumpsuit. He wants his father to come home. And to stay this time. There is road signage embedded in "Orange" to guide and keep the boy on the path.
The teal path, is the journey that we chart together 3 hours a day, 3 times a week, for 3 months. I was sometimes a guide, a tattered map in my grasp as we walk, but I insist that he takes the lead. Because this is his journey. The path we create meanders, moving gradually forward, then back, but steadily making progress, acquiring skills and momentum along the way. The path goes over, and around, various obstacles. The path eventually splits, then abruptly ends, as our relationship did when the term of our work together expired.
Sister
34 inches by 36 inches
Discarded outdoor fabric scraps, truck tarp, upholstery fabric, and thread
2015
34 inches by 36 inches
Discarded outdoor fabric scraps, truck tarp, upholstery fabric, and thread
2015
Brother's Keeper ( How Rivers Become Orange)
38x 49 inches
Outdoor fabric scraps, truck tarp, batting, and thread
2016
38x 49 inches
Outdoor fabric scraps, truck tarp, batting, and thread
2016
Blue with Yellow Jetty
29x45in
Outdoor fabric scraps, truck tarp, thread, and batting.
2016
Blue with Yellow Jetty
29x45in
Outdoor fabric scraps, truck tarp, thread, and batting.
2016
Avoiding Triangulation
53 inches by 124 inches
Discarded outdoor fabric, salvaged truck tarp, thread, batting
2016
53 inches by 124 inches
Discarded outdoor fabric, salvaged truck tarp, thread, batting
2016