Dizygotic is an exploration of 2 different clays (porcelain & stoneware) thrown on the pottery wheel. They’re both made in 1 classic Korean form of the moon jar, but treated differently afterwards with the porcelain being cool toned with crystal glaze all over & the stoneware physically altered then glazed to mimic the warm wood […]
Conversations with Mother - 2024
Stripped used abundant plastic strapping that has been machine couched with thrift store thread and finally woven into a light wall hung sculptural piece. In the more tedious moments of the creative process it’s easy to let the critics take up rent in your head.
Abundant plastic strapping that has been stripped and knitted to create a wall or ceiling hung sculptural piece. The embellished crosses are machine couched strapping evoking memories of embroidery samplers stitched as a young girl.
Stripped plastic strapping knitted with thrift store cotton, stitched into a vessel shape of an imagined underwater barnacle animal that has evolved to process the abundant plastic littering our oceans into something useful….wouldn’t that be a marvellous thing?
Oil on canvas with a golden shellac glaze. I have a poem that helps explain this piece: (full poem is on the reverse of the painting) Beside him, perched with silent grace, An owl, a friend from a distant place. In silence deep, their hearts connect, A bond of trust, profound respect. No words are […]
Acrylic on round canvas. I have a poem that helps explain this piece (poem is also on the back of the painting) Beneath the sun’s warm, golden gleam, A shepherd guides his flock upstream. In unity, they forge their way, A timeless dance, come night or day. The shepherd’s heart, both strong and kind, In […]
Acrylic on canvas I have a poem that helps explain this piece (poem is also on the back of the painting) In the velvet cloak of night, Streetlights cast a gentle light. Reflections dance on darkened streets, A symphony where shadows meet. Echoes of a world unseen, Where light and dark forever convene.
Acrylic on canvas depicting a homeless war veteran. Many veterans found on their return that they no longer could identify with their old lives . I identify with this man because my Father was also a veteran and I feel this man’s face shows the journey he has been through,
