Constellation Clouds
Mixed media (ink, dye, acrylic, oil, fabric, vintage papers, text, string, buttons, coins, netting, yarn, photos, etc.) on unstretched fabric with grommets for hanging or pockets with wooden dowels. Sizes ranging from 47” x 56” to 4’8” x 7’. 2019 - 2022. Also, cold wax mixed media paintings (pencil, acrylic, oil stick, fabric, netting, etc.) on stretched canvas, 30” x 40”. 2023. Commentary below.
"The Last Great Wilderness Will Eat You in Your Dreams" 56" x 64". Acrylic, ink, oil stick, vintage ephemera, fabrics, clothing scraps, photos, string, yarn on unstretched upholstery fabric.
"Corona" 4'10" x 5'10" 2019. Acrylic, oil, pastel, string, paper, burlap, fabric, peppercorns, daisies, etc. on unstretched canvas.
"Like Pterodactyls” 4'11" x 6'4". 2019. Dye, acrylic, papers, fabric, string, camera lens, photos, text, coins, charms, metal washers, etc. on unstretched bedspread.
"Too Many Ghosts” 58" x 38". 2023. Acrylic, papers, string on unstretched upholstery fabric.
"Rabbits Must Eat” 4'8" x 7'. 2019. Dye, acrylic, papers, fabric, burlap, netting, string, photos, grommets, etc. on unstretched tablecloth.
"What Did You Dream Last Night” 47" x 56" 2023. Acrylic, papers, velvet, on unstretched upholstery fabric.
"Vestibule” 4'10" 5'6" 2019. Acrylic, oil, pastel, burlap, string, fabric, paper, cheesecloth on unstretched canvas.
"The Unburied Legs” 4/9" x 6'. 2019. Acrylic, oil, pastel, papers, fabric, string, talcum powder, ties, photos, belts on unstretched landscaping tarp.
“The Haunting Gods" 30" x 40" 2023. Acrylic, oil, oil stick, pencil, paper, fabric, plastic netting, string, cold wax, on stretched canvas.
“I Wrote Kind Letters” 30" x 40" 2023. Acrylic, oil stick, pencil, paper, fabric, plastic netting, cold wax, on stretched canvas..
From a series of "cosmographies"--"celestial" abstractions, most on unprimed cloth and incorporating all manner of ephemera and text on banners that ripple and twist. Titles are often seeds plucked from vintage texts floating in the constellations of the paintings.