Recent photography

This one reminded me of something.

"Around the World"
5" x 7" prints, sewn together

To create a series of images in search of beginning and end, I first
constructed a dome to represent the earth out of plaster, burlap, various papers,
rubber, shellac, acrylic and oil paint. I then photographed different sized beads and
roving wool, printed the images, and sewed them together.

"Disengaged"
8" x 10"
Hand-dyed roving wool felted into canvas

For this felted portrait of my brother (holding a flood light from below), I
mixed fabric dyes to create his skin tones, dyed roving wool, and used a felting
needle to engage it into the canvas, except for the eyes.

"Place of Punishment"

Based off Henry Thoreau’s “Civil Disobedience,” I made a sign with a
standard, black representation of a figure walking towards a church and an organic,
more natural blue figure walking in the opposite direction towards a tree. They are
both trying to achieve divinity, represented by a dove at the top.
I made the sign for an English project about a year ago by spray painting
drawer liner and cutting out the images. For “Place of Punishment,” I used the sign
again to design a site for the handling of law violators. The idea of separating men
and women was also inspired by the film “Schindler’s List.”

"Authenticity" detail

"Frivolous Cars"

By layering watercolor, shellac, pen and gouache I assembled a drawing from
the dissections of a useless model car and my brother’s dysfunctional Volvo.

"Authenticity"
24" x 36"

I layered walnut ink, black ink, gouache and some charcoal on top of graphite
for this drawing. The images represent how I remain authentic: by maintaining a
connection with nature, keeping items such as crystals and feathers, and
overcoming the stress of my school.