BOXES & BOOKS
Mixed-Media Pieces Made Using Cigar Boxes Or Hollowed Books.
E. A. POE TRIBUTE / 2019/ Mixed Media/ 34" x 18"/ Materials: cigar box, bike gear, glass door handle, quill, printer's letters, 8 ball, raven head, feathers, cast skeleton hand, cast star, marble, vintage shoe buckle, and book pages. To say I am obsessed with Edgar Allen Poe is an understatement. Many of my works have been inspired by this author and his works.
ROBAT / 2015/ Mixed Media/ 29 x 18 inches/ Materials: camera, cabinet knobs, copper, finials, cigar box, furnace door, car horn, candle sticks, tubing, electrical grid, wire mesh, and candelabra arms. The vintage camera reminded me of a face and it was the inspiration for this robotic bat.
STRIKE! / 2018/ Mixed Media/ 23" x 8"/ Materials: Cigar box, bowling game pieces, ball oil, score cards, bowling pin, leather and laces. Inspired by a bowling pin given to me by a client whose father had been a champion bowler.
SKELETONS IN THE CLOSET / 2017/ Mixed Media/ 39" x 21"/ Materials: newspaper, books, graphite, lock, clock, globe, bones, calipers, finials, minute timer, binoculars, ceramic hand, key, and a camera. This is a representation of life's journey, encapsulating the secrets that we store away over time and the different ways in which they can be discovered.
THE WEB WE WEAVE / 2020/ Mixed Media/ 32" Diameter Materials: Cigar box, bike helmet, tea strainer, reflector, wheelie keys, and a TV cord. My daughter's outgrown bicycle helmet inspired this arachnid.
ODE TO POE / 2023/ Mixed Media/ 28" x 19"/ Materials: Cigar box, book, magnifying glass, gold beetle, bones, jar, finials, chain, wallpaper, tacks, letterpress, pocket watch, door knob, bike gear, feathers, and a billiard ball. This pays homage to my favorite Poe stories.
MOONLIGHT SONATA / 2018/ Mixed Media/ 20" x 26" Materials: Iron star, ivory letters, door knob, cast sharpener, bulb, doll, ceramic vase, feathers, and bookplates. A bookplate I found in an abandoned house inspired this nod to romance.
DEATH OF A POET / 2016/ Mixed Media/ 16" x 11" Materials: Poe book, Feathers, obituary, quill, book page, letterpress, skull, and piano stool legs. Reading a story about how Poe died inspired this creation.