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)
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)
Double Botanical Mums
found frame, 23.5K gold leaf, resin, bones, antler, 2011, 9.5" x 9" x 4.5"
Photo 1-1
Photo 3
Suture (detail)
found and altered objects, deer bone, wood, 23k gold leaf, gesso, 23k gold wire, brass, 2014, 17" x 12" x 10"
Suture
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
