Rescue Series (2014 - ongoing)
Mixed media, 6" x 6"
I use the symbol of the first aid cross in a lot of my pieces to represent art as a means of self rescue. We all have something in our lives that we use to rescue ourselves. For some it’s raising a family, for others it’s volunteering, for me it’s making art.
This series is an ongoing act of self rescue. When I am struggling, when I am questioning my place in the word, I grab my steel cross and I make something with whatever material has showed up in my life that day. The pieces are ephemeral, so I use photos as a way of documenting them. Once the photo is taken, the piece is destroyed.
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Dog fur
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Maple leaves, teeth
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All the reading material on my bedside table.
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Fabric scraps from making a quilt.
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My allergies were bad. Very very bad.
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Bark, lichen
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Cherokee rose petals, possum skull, black snake eggs, feather.
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Safety pins
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Dried verbena flowers
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Expanding foam. Oh, so much expanding foam.
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Seed pods
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Evening primrose oil, melatonin, zoloft.
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Bullets
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Honey Locust thorns
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Saw dust
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twigs
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