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Weavings

Like a scientist studying fossils, I explore the history of a human being by the intense observation of their skin.  I believe that the ebb and flow of our emotions, over time, forms our textures, scars, wrinkles, and spots.  By pairing the face or figure of older individuals with imaginary fabric, I weave together hybrids that combine the warp and weft of both textile and skin.  I require the handmade coverings I create to demonstrate growth, revision, ravel, and repair.

Weaving Series II (2009)


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Weaving Servies I (2008)


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Biotectonic Project (2007)

Biotectonics is the science or practice of constructing biological entities. Here I have imagined new creatures and environments with the intent of investigating the threat posed by new biologically based technologies. I cannot escape the anxiety generated by my view of these as a destabilization of the fundamentals of life. Whether through a swift, manufactured Armageddon or slow, inexorable natural decay, I fear man’s intricately woven tapestry of civilization could come undone with the pull of a single thread.

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Graft Series (2006)

The Graft series evolved out of a processed based need to practice the creation of photorealistic skin .

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