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A Soft Punch to the Gut
Composed of everyday load-bearing structures and utilitarian objects that have been repeatedly broken and mended, the work stands like a figure and references the need to hold together.
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Making a Mountain
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None Taken
Shelving like that used in closets is bent and stressed to mirror the pressures of those who play a supporting role.
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Swept Under
Playing the line of elevating the rug like a flying carpet versus sweeping something under the rug. Both tropes include mystery: one obscures below and the other soars above.
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Out to Dry
A continued exploration of familiar and functional structures from home (strained, repaired, and reliant).
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Enclosed Loop
Enclosed Loop, 2023Laundry baskets, plaster, adhesive, wire, paint A pair of conjoined laundry baskets create a cage or represent an ongoing cycle.
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Holding Hoping
Holding Hoping, 2023Sorghum, embroidery floss, floor lamp stand, concrete Ambitious objects created through sculptural adaptations and juxtaposition absurdly reframe the familiar and embody the kind of productivity that comes from multitasking.
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Weight
The movement of a small piece of black wax on the side of an unassuming cardboard box seems to be a fly at first glance, but then calls the assumptions of the viewer into question.
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Fully Extended
Fully Extended, 2021handrail with brackets, steel A railing extends into space balancing on one “foot”. In a body of work reflecting on structures from home and relating them to the maternal body, this piece reaches elegantly, but loses the function of the railing.
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Make and Break
A flushed baby swing mechanism moves a broom to sweep the floor referencing the monotony and ingenuity of motherhood.