The Language of Non-Existent Rivers

My work seeks to create a sensory experience for the viewer: the smell of the rust or wood, the softness of the loose strings, a feeling of time or isolation, perhaps an inner narrative that is called to mind when confronted with certain colors and imagery. The process itself is paramount to me, the finished pieces are simply evidence of the experience. By infusing memories into the materials through this creation, I am able to honor this time and make tangible connections to the world while I work. These are evidence of my first year in the MFA program at Washington State University.

Zone Lines, spalted maple with pine frame, 10.5x74”, 2020

Zone Lines, spalted maple with pine frame, 10.5x74”, 2020

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Meditation and the Art of Clearing Your Mind, pine needles and wire, 7x20x5”, 2020

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The Slope of Room 6023, handmade inks (beet juice, iris, copper oxide) on Yupo paper, 78x30”, 2019

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Social Distancing, willow branches and thread on raw canvas, approximately 8x2’ combined, 2020.

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Solitude Without Seasons, rust and thread on cotton, 27.5x6.75”, 2020

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A Conversation with a Hamlet Mild Cigars Ad, 1968, thread on raw canvas, 15.5x14.5”, 2020

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Sacred Four, rust on raw canvas, 45x30”, 2020

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Particles III, handmade charcoal and indigo inks on watercolor paper, 4x4”, 2020

Untitled, handmade inks (goldenrod, black walnut, Sitka Mountain Ash berry, copper oxide) on paper and wooden panel, 12x12”, 2019

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