Text, whether a lengthy poem on a slinky or naming a puppy in a rug, these works utilize words as a material.  This material choice is equally important to the concept as the construction of the object that holds the words.

forces of nature: whirlpools and Walmart bath rugs, September 2008
Utilizing the cheapest floor covering that I could think of, bath mats from Walmart that were even on sale, I created a new rug that is nine feet in diameter.  The text on the edge of the rug loops around and around reading, “perception is dependent on the relationships present relationships are dependent on.” Combining natural forces of storms with simple materials, these installations juxtapose the seductive fear of storms with the sweet, candy-colored joy of a lollipop.  

bus stop notes, October 2004

Exploring relativity of color and time, bus stop notes uses a gallery space to show a segment of a much larger bus system.  This section of the green line reads “note: perception is dependent on the relationships present” on the seats of each bus stop.

It’s a wonderful toy, December 2008
The inexpensive Slinky seems so simple, but the physics of the spring and theories of Hooke’s law visualize the limits of stress that can be endured before it cannot be corrected when the stress is removed.  In these books, a poem about these limits has been hand-written on the bright pink slinky.

pill poppin’ puppies, August 2008 and entitlement pills: wisdom and joy, May 2006

Responding to the self-help books and the pharmaceutical industry, these works candy-coat the questions about happiness that such companies propose to have answers for.