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

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

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

Stone arch, 2016.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Full shot of the Koi Pond, 2016.

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

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

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

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

More detailed shot of the paint pattern, 2017.

A still from the video, 2019.

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

Detailed shot of clay piece, 2016.

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

Gazeboo tile with the river, 2016.

A still of the video, 2019.

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

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

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

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

Another halfway photograph of the 2 point perspective, 2019.

A detail of the wire and planets, 2019.

The closed cover of Deeper, 2019.

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

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

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

An overall shot of the book, 2019.

A show of one of the flower heads, 2018.

Overall view of the installation, 2017.

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

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

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

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

The title page covering the inside poems, 2019.

The cover of the book, 2019.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

A focused view of the drawer knob, 2018.

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

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

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

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

One of the central clay works, 2016.

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

A selected middle spread from the zine, 2019.

Depth shot of the art in winter, 2017.

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

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

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

An earlier moment in the production, 2019.

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.

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

Image of a fallen cast bag, 2018.

Wide shot of poems collection; 2018.

Full view of Sun Burst, 2016.

A full view of Still, 2018.

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