Resin Series, 2020-21
This series of resin work relies on the making-sense of an irrational process and outcome of pouring resin with no desired (and no controllable) result intended. The complete one-off outcome of this automatic technique is an initial source of meaning for me, and I rationally make choices to resolve the work through the unexpected communication between me and the work as the resin moves, thickens, and ultimately hardens. This methodology is analogous to the fundamental Surrealist technique of both Grattage and Frottage that Max Ernst developed in the early twentieth century to produce beginnings of work without conscious thought. The work and materials speak for themselves and subtly dictate what they will become.
Bubblicious (Resin Series), 2021. Bubble gum, epoxy resin, synthetic hair, rope, plastic cutlery, aluminum can tab, synthetic pearls, clay, Styrofoam, acrylic paint, paper.
Mixed media sculpture. 18” H x 23” W x 4 1⁄2” D.
Mixed media sculpture. 18” H x 23” W x 4 1⁄2” D.
Taffy (Resin Series), 2020. Modeling clay, epoxy resin, acrylic paint, synthetic hair.
Mixed media sculpture. 30” H x 16” W.
Mixed media sculpture. 30” H x 16” W.
“It’s a Boy!” (Resin Series), 2020. Modeling clay, epoxy resin, acrylic paint, synthetic hair.
Mixed media sculpture. 17” H x 14” W.
Mixed media sculpture. 17” H x 14” W.
Battleground (Resin Series), 2020. Modeling clay, epoxy resin, acrylic paint, synthetic hair, synthetic teeth.
Mixed media sculpture. 28” H x 9 1⁄2” W.
Mixed media sculpture. 28” H x 9 1⁄2” W.