Through this performance piece the concept of caring for a dwelling is explored through the active process of physical maintenance and cleaning. I collected the found object of the house frame, took it apart, and then restored it through cleaning, sanding, and repainting.

4.5’ x 8” x 4.3’

Dishcloth, sand paper, spray bottle (filled with water), hammer, screw driver, paper towels, bucket, paint, rock, push broom.

2019

2017.

Each panel : 2’ x 6’

Total: 6.5’ x 18’

Paper, white gel pen.

2018

1’ x 1’ x 4.5’

Made with paper, gouache, acrylic paint, burlap, canvas.

2018.

1.3’ x 4.6” x 1’

Woven fabric, yarn, string, leather scraps, spray adhesive.

2018.

2.5’ x 1.4’ x 4.3’

Handcrafted felt, embroidery thread, rubber scraps.

2018.

1.2’ x 4” x 5”

Yarn, paper, gouache, poly-fil, armature wire.

2018.

5’ x 3’

Lightweight canvas, dyed beeswax, yarn, liquid plastic, styrofoam.

2018.

3.4’ x 1.2’ x 4’

Fabric, yarn, paper, embroidery floss, sticks, chicken wire, armature wire.

Installation for the 2018 Halloween By Design event. Created with Austin, TX designer Meghan Derion.

20’ x 4’ x 9’

Fabric, paper mâché, armature wire, beads, poly-fil.

2017.

Panel a: 6” x .5” x 5.5”

Panel b: 8” x .5” x 8.3”

Panel c: 11” x .5” x 13”

Wood scraps, paper, gesso, acrylic, pen and ink.

2018.

11” x 12” x 14.6”

Leather, canvas, pins, embroidery thread and floss, sticks, yarn, beads.

Bricks made from mud and soil collected from different areas in the Burren, Ireland. This project was inspired by the bricks peat farmers harvest from Ireland’s bogs. Following the exhibition these bricks were returned outside to reinter the landscape.

1’ x 4” x 2.5”

Mud, gravel, flowers, seeds, leaves.

2019