Statement for Objects, Toys, and Costumes

“In order to negotiate a spectrum of doubt and inspiration I subject my paintings to a number of de-constructive and reconstructive processes. I reflect on the unfinished monster in Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, not the horror that stalks around demanding a mate, but the unfinished female whose remains lie at the bottom of some nameless fjord, and whose potential existence alone represents violence and destruction.

Like Frankenstein’s female, my work is built with collected parts, and much of the time this creates a great deal of physical weight. I adorn the objects and surfaces I build with a variety of marks in an attempt to unify many parts. These objects undergo various iterations. They are constructed, deconstructed and then reconstructed. This way I ensure I am touching every part. I cut out sections and replace them with portions of paintings sometimes made years earlier. In this way, my work is not just about how parts make up a whole; it is also a testament to how a whole can become but one part. Hopefully this idea will soothe the monster bride twisting in her watery grave.”

BIRD SIGHTING (Collaboration with Julia MacNelly)- 2019

HEADS AND HANDS -2018