Re-Branded
2016, 8” x 8” x 22”
Media transfers on canvas
This work is a post-election documentation of the 600% increase hate crimes after the 2016 Presidential election. The work confronts the influence of the Trump brand on the increase of and a renewed acceptability of hateful speech and actions
“Sink, suffer, self-destruct
Rise stronger, reconstruct” - Lamb of God
2017, 1’ x 12’
Warp and weft threads woven fabric
My installation reflects on the strength of an American symbol. The unraveling and reordering the threads of the fabric was an intimate and careful process which attempted to discover a system of order or disorder through disassembling an American flag.. The abstraction of threads conveys a precarious fragility and sense of loss, but also an incredible strength and an unwillingness to unravel. I occasionally incorporate the use of powerful American symbols, iconic images or objects to facilitate self-reflection in the viewer, provoke conversations, and comment about a modern America. How strong is our union? Fragile or strong? Only the fibers can illuminate
Right Brain, Left Brain, Red Brain, Blue Brain, 2021
3" x 5" x 3", Felted wool, string and cheesecloth
Needled and bombarded by news organizations, a nation becomes polarized.