studio practice statement

 

drawings

 

Split echoes drawn by the day-to-day beacon (geographies returned to over time)
spraypaint, gouache, pencil, ink and cut paper collage on paper
28” x 48”
2008

Harnessing of abandoned markers turned to signs (slippery mechanism)
spraypaint, gouache, pencil, ink and cut paper collage on paper
28” x 48”
2008

Gathering on the new built land of the well intentioned (under a sign)
spraypaint, gouache, pen, acrylic, pencil and cut paper collage on paper
22¼” x 29¾”
2008
 
Of those cast out (water tower for the new state)
spraypaint, gouache, pen and cut paper collage on paper
22¼” x 29¾”
2008
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In which innocuous relics reveal their effects (shaping plot)
spraypaint, gouache, pen and cut paper collage on paper
22¼” x 29¾”
2008
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From which it was built (division of lands)
spraypaint, gouache, pen, acrylic and cut paper collage on paper
22¼” x 29¾”
2008
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A moment at the shadow cast by ghosts (rituals of social mobility)
spraypaint, gouache, pencil, ink and cut paper collage on paper
22¼” x 29¾”
2008
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Upon the Sea(local formation)
spraypaint, gouache, ink, and cut paper collage on paper
27" x 17", 2008

Keeping It Together (back and forth)
ink, spraypaint, and gouache and cut paper collage on paper
17" x 19", 2008


 

Span (the way over)
spraypaint, gouache, ink and cut paper collage on paper
32 ” x 40”, 2007


A Vision of Possibilities To Lead the Way (drawing the line)
spraypaint, gouache, ink and cut paper collage on paper

32 ” x 40”, 2007


*Alameda County Art Collection, Alameda County, CA



 

Three
gouache, spraypaint, ink, color pencil, magazine and cut paper collage on paper
16” x 12“, 2007



| Garden Flags |

Search for Potable Water / Makeshift Botany
gouache, spraypaint, ink, color pencil, cut paper collage on paper, wood and metal flagpole mount
25” x 36“, 2007

Fitful Rest / To Ease Overcrowding
gouache, spraypaint, ink, color pencil, cut paper collage on paper, wood and metal flagpole mount
25" x 36", 2007



| Collapsed System Aftereffects ('til we get there) |

From What Remains (past the sky)
spraypaint, gouache, ink, cut paper collage and color pencil on paper
57 1/2” x 36“, 2006

Reform Project Endpoint (oroborous boneyard)
spraypaint, gouache, ink and cut paper collage on paper
57 1/2” x 36“, 2006

Maroon Technologies (eyed for future reinvestment)
spraypaint, gouache, ink, cut paper collage and color pencil on paper
18" x 22", 2006

Some Are More Mobile Than Others (suburban flossy)
spraypaint, gouache and cut paper collage on paper
18” x 22”, 2006

Understated Decor (fractured allegiances)
spraypaint, gouache, ink, color pencil and cut paper collage on paper
18” x 22”, 2006

Quaint Backyard Grove (after conflict)
spraypaint, gouache, ink, color pencil and cut paper collage on paper
18” x 22”, 2006

The Limits of Best Intentions (accumulated weight)
spraypaint, gouache, cut paper collage, ink, and color pencil on paper
18" x 22", 2006

 


| Mainland Transportation Project |

Some Get To Be More Authentic Than Others (vehicle to ward off threats to local-ness)
spraypaint, acrylic, gouache and cut paper collage on paper
18” x 22”, 2006

Gone ‘til November (vehicle in case of proposed economic incentives)
spraypaint, acrylic, gouache and cut paper collage on paper
18” x 22”, 2006

Keeping The Culture Pristine (vehicle for innocuous shuttling between local and mainland facilities)
spraypaint, acrylic, gouache and cut paper collage on paper
18” x 22”, 2006

Fabulous Beachfront Property (mainland transportation project)
spraypaint, gouache and cut paper collage on paper
18" x 22", 2006



It Hardened Her Resolve When They Told Her She’d Be Back Soon (reform project ouroboros with normative definition schema)
spraypaint, gouache, cut paper collage, ink, and color pencil on paper
71" x 90", 2006

Somewhere Along the Line-Up (generative properties of invisible networks)
cut paper collage, spraypaint, gouache, ink and color pencil on paper
18" x 22", 2006

Rebuilt and Burgeoning. (entertaining the new settlers)
spraypaint, ink and cut paper collage on paper
18" x 22", 2006

Secure Foundations Ensure Fruitful Living (appropriated tactics)
cut paper collage, spraypaint, ink, gouache and color pencil on paper
18" x 22", 2006

They Couldn’t Begin To Understand Its Unknown Qualities (flipped conception of ends)
spraypaint, gouache and cut paper collage on paper
19 1/2" x 23", 2006

Learning How To Represent (the second line steps in to follow)
spraypaint, gouache, collage, pencil, ink on paper
41 1/2" x 60", 2006

Growing Beautifully (the question was rhetorical, the answer is horrible)
ink, spraypaint, acrylic, gouache and cut paper on paper
42" x 114", 2005

New Developments During a Sinister Exchange Which Provided Contested Proof of the Project's Success (even the sap in the trees move nasty)
gouache, spraypaint, ink, soot and cut paper on paper
35" x 58", 2005

Future Unlimited! (five too far)
gouache, spraypaint, ink, pencil and cut paper on paper
42" x 69", 2005

Low Maintenance Living (fruit for the trees to drop)
ink, spraypaint, gouache and cut paper on paper
37 1/2" x 26", 2005

Point Blank Vital (re-think your strategies before you battle)
gouache, spraypaint, ink, pencil and cut paper on paper
26 1/2" x 22", 2005

Not Just Knee Deep (redeeming the beautiful city)
gouache, spraypaint, ink and cut paper on paper
30" x 22 1/2", 2005

Unseen Between (tomorrow coming later than usual)
ink, acrylic and cut paper on paper
34" x 30", 2005

Clear Skies, Gracious Living (par 5)
(SF Arts Commission Gallery installation)
spraypaint, gouache, ink and acrylic on cut paper pasted to wall, 2005

Reform Project (going places)
ink on paper
9 1/4" x 13 3/4", 2005

small pieces
all 12" x 18", 2005

1. Grand Entrance (turning back with dangerous weapons at hand)
2. Collected Finery (grand glutinous words)
3. Split Rituals (heard my man breathe in his sleep)
4. There’s Much to be Earned (the whole and not the half of it)
5. Different Lands But the Game is the Same (very secure)
6. Charming Decor (first on the block)



 


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