Moving at the Speed of a Sailboat performance

9 minute long performance on the beach in San Diego. I spotted a boat over yonder and moved very slowly until I couldn’t see it anymore. June 2011

Enlightenment/Beacon

 

This collage is three elements: a performance in San Diego, CA, a performance in Finland, and a photo taken on my honeymoon in Nova Scotia. It is about that feeling when you know something, although people are trying to convince you otherwise.

Dark

Collage with 2 parts: performance in Finland attempting to embody freedom that is never attainable, and a photo from my honeymoon in Nova Scotia.

Helmet

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Mason’s line, thread. Approx. 4′ x 2′, in a corner at eye level. 2009

Birthday

LEDs. 18″ x 36″. 2009

Dancer Foot

Angry California Forest

Angry

Angry/Forest

This performance features a sound-blocking head gear made with wood, frost-protective fleece, thread and rabbit fur. It was an attempt to embody frustration at lack of communication. April 2011

Scendant

Ascendant, astrology term denoting a person’s conscious awakening. Descendant, a blood relative in the direct line of descent.  Acrylic and flocking on panel, 12″ x 12″, 2011

Unintentional Portrait of my Yoga Teacher

Gouache, acrylic and oil on canvas, 10″ x 10″, 2011

 

Fur Ear

 

Dog fur, spandex, brass corners. It’s about loss of hearing. 2011

Finding Suit/Dog Circle Search

Collage with two parts: a performance in Finland, featuring a suit made with frost-protective fleece. A piece I made in 2010.

 

Beacon Painting

A painting inspired by a performance in San Diego, CA. The performance was an attempt at “being bright” while dampening the senses.

60″ x 60″ oil on canvas. 2011

 

Moving at the Speed of a Sailboat Painting

A painting inspired by a performance in San Diego, CA. Performance consisted of dressing the color of the fog and standing on the shore. When a sailboat appeared on the horizon, I moved very slowly until it disappeared.

oil on canvas, found wood, stick from the desert, rope. 56″ x 18″. 2011

Finding Suit

A suit I made for myself during a residency in Finland. Made with frost-protective fleece, zipper, thread, shoelace. 2011

Equine

An older painting about living. oil, gouache, plastic toy and dog fur on canvas. 60″ x 60″. 2007

Dog Circle/Where We Came From

Glitter, thread, dog fur on canvas mounted on board. 28″ x 33″. 2010

Studio Stick

Wood, tape, fishing line, rope, feather. (from the floor of my studio.) 5’4″ x 3″. 2011

The Liberated

with rocks and spigot. Acrylic on canvas with mason’s line, twine. 48″ x 87″. 2009