Summer Gift

Still

Created as a gift, this sculpture combines three metallic colors with the different wires.

A show of one of the flower heads, 2018.

The entirety is self-supported and strengthen through the twisted structure of the wire. Approx. 12in x 12 in x 8in.

A focused view of the drawer knob, 2018.

Gazeboo tile with the river, 2016.

The full set of all five books in the Five Perspectives collection. The collection is comprised of 5 books: Bound, Passion, Broken, Support, and Devotion. 2020.

Pencil and ink on paper, 8in x 11in, 2018.

Another halfway photograph of the 2 point perspective, 2019.

From within the middle of the piece looking down, 2016.

Silver and metallic black seed beads, porcupine quills, cotton thread, metal necklace clasp, glue, approx. ??in, 2015.

A still of the video, 2019.

Detailed shot of clay piece, 2016.

Shinto gate with the Chinese word for ‘Peace’, 2016.

A drawing of the other 23 Teaching Fellows, the Operations Coordinator, and myself at Breakthough, a summer program providing opportunities for underserved students, 2019.

Image of a fallen cast bag, 2018.

White and green seed beads, metal and stone pendant, cotton thread, metal necklace clasp, glue, approx. ??in, 2016.

A shot of the poem book, “The Wanderer,” 2018.

Impression of the feather after the plaster was split open, 2018.

Pencil and ink on paper, 8in x 11in, 2018.

A full view of Still, 2018.

The first tile in the collection to be made, 2016.

Pencil and ink on paper, 8in x 11in, 2018.

One of the central clay works, 2016.

Blue seed beads, cotton thread, metal necklace clasp, glue, approx. ??in, 2015.

Clear and pink seed beads, metal and glass pendant, cotton thread, metal necklace clasp, glue, approx. ??in, 2016.

A video still near the end of the artwork in full blaze, 2019.

Full shot of the Koi Pond, 2016.

A still from the video, 2019.

A selected middle spread from the zine, 2019.

The cover of the book, 2019.

Full view of Sun Burst, 2016.

A selected spread of the book, Broken. 3 x 5 inches. Cardstock, handmade cotton paper, black, gold, and red ink, hemp thread. 2020.

Oil paint on canvas, 24in x 36in, 2018.

A wide shot showing one side of the sculpture, 2018.

Red and silver seed beads, red rondelle beads, cotton thread, metal necklace clasp, glue, approx. ??in, 2015.

Wide shot of poems collection; 2018.

The title page covering the inside poems, 2019.

More detailed shot of the paint pattern, 2017.

Pencil and ink on paper, 8in x 11in, 2018.

View of one of the pieces on a shelf, 2018.

White and red seed beads, metal and plastic pendant, cotton thread, metal necklace clasp, glue, approx. ??in, 2016.

Pencil and ink on paper in frame, approx. 7in x 4in, 2018.

In progress shot during the labeling stage of the project, 2018.

The back cover of the book, Passion. 3 x 5 inches. Cardstock, handmade cotton paper, black, gold, and red ink, hemp thread. 2020.

Lion gate sentinals with the female on the left and male on the right, 2016.

Stone arch, 2016.

The inside of the sculpture just showing between the paper, 2018.

The closed cover of Deeper, 2019.

Pencil and ink on paper, 8in x 11in, 2018.

Overall shot of Of Individuals, showing the threads, paper, and drawings, 2019.

A detail shot of the spine giving another hint at the mystery of the book, 2019.

An overall shot of the book, 2019.

A close up of the wood carving on the clock face, 2019.

The back cover of the book, Bound. 3 x 5 inches. Cardstock, handmade cotton paper, black, gold, and red ink, hemp thread. 2020.

A detail photograph of the fishing line used in the work, 2019.

A view across the top showing the inset colored paper threads, 2018.

Sample page of “Life of the Leaves: The Burnishing,” 2018.

A final view of the book’s spreads and the colophon, 2019.

Silver and blue seed beads, silver and glass pendant, cotton thread, metal necklace clasp, glue, approx. ??in, 2017.

The front cover of the book, Devotion. 3 x 5 inches. Cardstock, handmade cotton paper, black, gold, and red ink, hemp thread. 2020.

An earlier moment in the production, 2019.

Pencil and ink on paper, 8in x 11in, 2018.

A detail of the wire and planets, 2019.

Overall view of the installation, 2017.

Close up riffle shot of one of the booklets, displaying the handmade thai kozo paper.

Blue, dark blue, and dark green seed beads, cotton thread, metal necklace clasp, glue, approx. ??in, 2015.

Full view of Tile Game including smaller filler tiles, 2016.

Depth shot of the art in winter, 2017.

Red and pink seed beads, silver and glass pendant, cotton thread, metal necklace clasp, glue, approx. ??in, 2015.

An image of the join between rings and the flowing quality of the design, 2019.

A show of one of the flower heads, 2018.

A selected spread of the book, Passion. 3 x 5 inches. Cardstock, handmade cotton paper, black, gold, and red ink, hemp thread. 2020.