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Grey Grid Sweep, 2019 | Berkeley, CA
Dyptich, each 24x30,” Gouache on watercolor paper
An experiment in marking time and the organic nature of each moment of existence. For the piece on the (viewer’s) left, I began the mark making in the bottom right corner. For the piece on the (viewer’s) right, I began the mark making in the bottom left corner. The same one, short brushstroke was used to create each mark. This piece records the innate imperfection in the human effort to become mechanized and precise, the change and vulnerability of life recorded in each aberration of mark; like the rings of a tree recording what happened to the tree that year. Six months of my life are recorded in these pieces.
Found Objects (journal), 2010 | Chicago, IL
A journal of collected found objects exploring how everyday items and detritus, when removed from their context, become simple abstract forms, small art objects in and of themselves.
Invented Objects (journal), 2010 | Chicago, IL
Journal of invented small forms inspired by the singularity and abstracted quality of the found objects in the previous section. How to make something distilled into its own essence?
Pedestals, 2009 | Chicago, IL
Series of pedestals made from birch plywood exploring the line between art object and display object.
Measured Ink, 2008 | Chicago, IL
A grid of ink splotches created by pouring the same volume of ink onto the center of each page of watercolor paper in the same spot, repeated 12 times. Exploring the phenomena of how the same conditions can create different results.