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STRING DRAWINGS:

These drawings start as grids made of acrylic painted string. Once the grid is established, I work against the grid by cutting at spots, adding additional string, extending the size, etc.

The Inner Rivers Run Deep Series are collages on painted canvases using fragments of painted string grids, lengths of string, and fragments of mesh and jute fabric.

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"The Wiggle Room"

Acrylic Paint on Hand-Woven String 38" x 38" (2021)

Detail: "The Wiggle Room"

Acrylic Paint on Hand-Woven String 38" x 38" (2021)

Detail: "The Wiggle Room"

Acrylic Paint on Hand-Woven String 38" x 38" (2021)

Detail: "The Wiggle Room"

Acrylic Paint on Hand-Woven String 38" x 38" (2021)

Detail: "The Wiggle Room"

Acrylic Paint on Hand-Woven String 38" x 38" (2021)

Detail: "The Wiggle Room"

Acrylic Paint on Hand-Woven String 38" x 38" (2021)

Detail: "The Wiggle Room"

Acrylic Paint on Hand-Woven String 38" x 38" (2021)

Detail: "The Wiggle Room"

Acrylic Paint on Hand-Woven String 38" x 38" (2021)

Detail: "The Wiggle Room"

Acrylic Paint on Hand-Woven String 38" x 38" (2021)

"Your Pod or Mine 2?"

Acrylic paint on string, yarn, 40" x 40" (2021)

"Your Pod or Mine 2?" (Detail View)

String, Yarn, Acrylic Paint, 40" x 40" (2021)

"Your Pod or Mine 2?" (Detail View)

String, Yarn, Acrylic Paint, 40" x 40" (2021)

"Your Pod or Mine 2?" (Detail View)

String, Yarn, Acrylic Paint, 40" x 40" (2021)

"Yellow Stone"

Acrylic paint on handwoven string, 60" x 29" (2021)

"Yellow Stone"

(Detail)Acrylic paint on handwoven string 60" x 29" (2021)

"Yellow Stone"

(Detail) Acrylic paint on handwoven string 60" x 29" (2021)

"Yellow Stone"

(Detail) Acrylic paint on handwoven string 60" x 29" (2021)

"Yellow Stone"

(Detail) Acrylic paint on handwoven string 60" x 29" (2021)

"Yellow Stone"

(Detail) Acrylic paint on handwoven string 60" x 29" (2021)

"Your Pod or Mine ?"

Acrylic paint on string, 29" x 26" (2021)

"Your Pod or Mine ?" (Detail View)

String, Acrylic Paint, 29" x 26" (2021) Free Hanging

"Your Pod or Mine ?" (Detail View)

String, Acrylic Paint, 29" x 26" (2021) Free Hanging

"Your Pod or Mine ?" (Detail View)

String, Acrylic Paint, 29" x 26" (2021) Free Hanging

"Parallel Universe"

Acrylic paint on string, hemp cord, 40” x 28”, (2021)

"Parallel Universe" (Detailed View)

Acrylic paint on string, hemp cord, 40” x 28”, (2021)

"Parallel Universe" (Detailed View)

Acrylic paint on string, hemp cord, 40” x 28”, (2021)

"Parallel Universe" (Detailed View)

Acrylic paint on string, hemp cord, 40” x 28”, (2021)

"Inner Rivers Run Deep -2"

Acrylic paint, string, mesh, jute fabric, and cord, on canvas
46" x 43" (2020)

"Inner Rivers Run Deep -2" (Detail View)

Acrylic paint, string, mesh, jute fabric, and cord, on canvas 46" x 43" (2019)

"Inner Rivers Run Deep -2" (Detail View)

Acrylic paint, string, mesh, jute fabric, and cord, on canvas
46" x 43" (2019)

"Inner Rivers Run Deep -2" (Detail View)

Acrylic paint, string, mesh, jute fabric, and cord, on canvas
46" x 43" (2019)

"Inner Rivers Run Deep -3"

Acrylic paint, string, mesh, jute fabric, and cord, on canvas, 40" x 44" (2019)

"Inner Rivers Run Deep -3" (Detail View)

Acrylic paint, string, mesh, jute fabric, and cord, on canvas, 40" x 44" (2019)

"Inner Rivers Run Deep -3" (Detail View)

Acrylic paint, string, mesh, jute fabric, and cord, on canvas, 40" x 44" (2019)

"Inner Rivers Run Deep -3" (Detail View)

Acrylic paint, string, mesh, jute fabric, and cord, on canvas, 40" x 44" (2019)

"Inner Rivers Run Deep -1"

Acrylic paint, string, mesh, jute fabric, and cord, on canvas
48" x 48" (2019)

"Inner Rivers Run Deep -1" (Detail View)

Acrylic paint, string, mesh, jute fabric, and cord, on canvas
48" x 48" (2019)

"Inner Rivers Run Deep -1" (Detail View)

Acrylic paint, string, mesh, jute fabric, and cord, on canvas
48" x 48" (2019)

"Inner Rivers Run Deep -1" (Detail View)

Acrylic paint, string, mesh, jute fabric, and cord, on canvas
48" x 48" (2019)

Welcome to My Website!

I am inspired by how, in nature, simple, repetitive units form complex, often networked, and even biomorphic structures. Intricate geometric forms and patterns are my starting points in exploring such processes. Appearances of and references to spatiality highlight the constructed nature of perception.

I like to incorporate unusual materials and have developed unique, multistep processes. The discovery of surprising and unfamiliar beauty guises is the central objective.

I hope you find this work visually rewarding and conceptually intriguing.

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