This ongoing project is about the symbolic power of animals, and how at different times in my life, different animals have powered the tales I tell about myself and the fantasies of my subconscious. Whether its the scrappy survivalist seagull who makes me nostalgic for home, the portrait of my crow friend Rick in Berkeley, the crocodile who always returns to my dreams, or the snakes who have slithered through my meditations for 22 years, these animals are charged with mystical energetic force.
You and Me, Lesbian Seagull, 2024, mercerized cotton warp, vevgarn tapestry wool, thrifted yarn, metallic embroidery floss
Portrait of Rick in the Place Where the Snake Lives, 2023, undyed cotton warp, tapestry wool, vintage silk thread, and metallic embroidery thread, 4 x 9 inches
The Kunst Covenant, 2023, Thrifted yarns, ceramic, copper wire
Crocodyke, 2022-23, mercerized cotton warp, merino wool, thrifted yarns, aluminum tubing, steel wire, and ceramic, dimensions variable
K/nights of Shells, 2024, modular sculpture made of lesbian seagull steel, dimensions variable
