Art
Leah, or, The Rock of Horeb ink and ash on paper |
Steampunk and Upcycled Furniture
I make household tech centers out of vintage radio housings and furniture. |
Boldenweck Tomb Getty Tomb
Exhibited at Passages, Swedish Covenant Hospital's annual juried art show, 2013, Chicago
I've always loved passing Graceland on the Red Line, looking over the neighborhood of mausoleums. These photos are the doors of two tombs. They're passages from life into death and from the wider world into the small confined space of the mausoleum. In the Victorian era, families would come through them to visit their deceased loved ones and pray. Now the doors are all locked, and in some cases rusted and chained shut. The tombs and their inhabitants have traveled through time and through many cultures; they've retained their beauty, but have they kept their meaning? The families have largely died out or moved away; the mausoleums have become tourist attractions. It reminds me of the mummies in the Field Museum; are we objectifying the people who once lived like us? Or are we doing what they would want, in still appreciating the works of art they built to last?
I've always loved passing Graceland on the Red Line, looking over the neighborhood of mausoleums. These photos are the doors of two tombs. They're passages from life into death and from the wider world into the small confined space of the mausoleum. In the Victorian era, families would come through them to visit their deceased loved ones and pray. Now the doors are all locked, and in some cases rusted and chained shut. The tombs and their inhabitants have traveled through time and through many cultures; they've retained their beauty, but have they kept their meaning? The families have largely died out or moved away; the mausoleums have become tourist attractions. It reminds me of the mummies in the Field Museum; are we objectifying the people who once lived like us? Or are we doing what they would want, in still appreciating the works of art they built to last?
RIBBIT |
This piece was exhibited at Loren's Art Lounge in Cleveland, in an exhibit of "readymades" curated by Tina Ripley in June 2016.
From the exhibit description: In response to current trends towards repurposing materials and found objects into the making of art, this fabulous exhibit is re-visiting and celebrating the "Readymade" movement pioneered by artist Marcel Duchamp. Already an accomplished artist, Duchamp gave up painting almost entirely (circa 1913), citing his interest in ideas—not merely in "retinal art". Seeking an alternative to representing objects in paint, Duchamp began presenting objects themselves as art. He chose everyday, mass-produced, ordinary objects and called them “Readymades”. His "Readymade" movement paved the way for conceptual art, the Dada movement, and Surrealism. “An ordinary object [could be] elevated to the dignity of a work of art by the mere choice of an artist.” - Marcel Duchamp |
Laundry Haiku Postcards
I love fashion.
I do not love laundry.
I made this set of cards to hang in my laundry room, to liven a boring chore. I crowdsourced the text by asking for haikus via Facebook, and used public-domain images from Pixabay. I really like the way some of the extremely short pieces of text speak to larger interpersonal questions about the tension around domestic labor, as well as intrapersonal questions of identity, goals and how we use our time.
I do not love laundry.
I made this set of cards to hang in my laundry room, to liven a boring chore. I crowdsourced the text by asking for haikus via Facebook, and used public-domain images from Pixabay. I really like the way some of the extremely short pieces of text speak to larger interpersonal questions about the tension around domestic labor, as well as intrapersonal questions of identity, goals and how we use our time.