Little Houses
Iron Excavations series
Through the use of patinated iron and artificial turf, these sculptures carry a heaviness and a melancholic lens to a future reveal of a decaying past catastrophe. These sculptures excavate perceptions of current affluence and assimilated assumptions that everyone is doing well. A post-apocalyptic looking back on the burying of costs of this lifestyle, these Excavations give form to this layering of past choices.
Pre-fab(ulous) series
The little houses in Pre-fab(ulous) Environments were inspired by descriptions of the AD 79 eruption of Mount Vesuvius that buried Pompeii and Herculaneum. The citizens of these communities lived with a volcano six miles away and thus the shape of volcano was a part of the landscape. Forces of nature such as volcanoes are awe-inspiring and frightening.
Similarly, forces that are human-made such as mountainous landfills just outside of cities are also awe-inspiring and frightening. Although an eruption of Mt. Landfill is not eminent, but as it grows with the by-products of capitalistic conspicuous consumption, the threat of being buried in Styrofoam and Happy Meals grows too.
Divertissement series
This ongoing series of works titled Divertissement explore and consider the process of consumption and changes in perception. Whether it be uncented air-tree fresheners, bathrugs from Walmart, a latchhook rug from a patern, or a candy machine with wisdom and joy placebo pills, each of these artworks offer a "divertissement."