A Body of Work (Series In Progress)

2008 to Present (shown in reverse chronological order)


Taken from a Cherokee myth:

When humans first became aware, our soul buckled under the weight of consciousness, sending a crack down our soul that split it into the heart self and the shadow self. Now we live unbalanced because of the miscommunications between these two selves and our body. The path to wholeness is in blending these two selves back together, and this process is called ‘becoming human’.

 
 
 
Tether (Spirit Self #1)
2011
Silk, Velvet, Yarn, Beads, Embroidery Floss, Quilt Batting, Paper Clay, Acrylic Paint, Acylic on Canvas
20 inches by 20 inches by (variable) 7 ft
 
 
 
 
 
Vessel (Heart-Self #1)

2011

Velvet, Yarn, Beads, Paper clay, enamel, gouache and acrylic on canvas
1 ft by 1 ft by 5 inches tall
 
 
 
 
 
 

Altar (Body-Self #1)

2009

Recycled Cardboard, Second Hand Fabric, Beads, Petrified Wood, Embroidery Floss, Paper Clay, Shoe Polish, Paper Mache, Acrylic Paint
30 inches by 30 inches by 15 inches