Newsletter Essay, 2013-2014
Thrive
found 18th and 20th century frames, gold leaf, bone (deer, cow, python), antlers, fossilized wood, gesso, 23k gold leaf, resin, 2014, 46" x 38" x 11"
Thrive (detail)
Suture (detail)
found and altered objects, deer bone, wood, 23k gold leaf, gesso, 23k gold wire, brass, 2014, 17" x 12" x 10"
Suture
Encroachment
wood, gold leaf, gesso, found objects (18th century frame fragments), bone, antler, calcium carbonate, druzy quartz, teeth, resin, mica, 2013, 32" x 24" x 7"
Encroachment (detail)
Undergrowth
found frame fragments (from 4 pieces), 18th and 19th century, painted gilt, carved antler, bones and teeth (various), 2012, 25" x 20" x 8"
Undergrowth (detail)
Effloresce
bone, antler, teeth, gesso, quartz, found 18th and 19th century wall sconces, 2013, 57" tall
Effloresce (detail)
Tulipa Scapularis I, 2011, bone and antler, 9.5" x 2.35" x 9.5"
Bone/Black
wood, found objects, 23k gold leaf, bone, antler, 2014, gold box: 6" x 6", black box: 10" x 10" (full size variable)
Ossa Study Diptych
maple, bone, resin, encaustic medium, sewing needles, 2014, 11" x 17" x 4"
Landscape 2
various bone fragments, spliced antler 'vines', cast resin mixed with bone, calcium carbonate and bone char underpainting, 2014, 18" x 48" x 12"
Landscape 2 (detail)
Suture Study #2
encaustic, gold, wood, bone, needle, 2014, 7.75" x 6.5" x 2.5"
Tether (chain)
rattlesnake ribs, 2014, 100" long
