This is for my mother. After she died, as my sister and I emptied her house we found years of Mother's Day candy boxes in her closets. A few of them form the main structure of this piece, along with airline tickets for visits, and the playing cards we used for Solitaire those nights when she didn't sleep. This is a story about a wonderful mom and about love.
Year
2016
Dimensions
18" x 24" (WxH)
G6
Who doesn't love doll parts?
Year
1997
Dimensions
9" x 12" (WxH)
Blue Tube
My daughter had a feeding tube and these were her supplies. It wasn't a big deal, just that our daily tools were a little different. They made everything possible. I didn't have a plan for the colors in this when I started and they surprised me.
Year
2005
Dimensions
42" x 54" (WxH)
Ocean Beach
This is part of a series using large pieces of tissue-paper confetti that I rescued. The blues and greens relate to my favorite walk along the beach, where I gathered most of the shells and stones used here.
Year
1999
Dimensions
14" x 18" (WxH)
Time Passes
I was excited about the possibilities presented by window screening - the ways I could shape and layer it and create shadows and atmosphere.
Year
1995
Dimensions
11" x 14" (WxH)
Make A Wish
Another in the tissue-paper confetti series - this one about fortune and luck, and the possibility of a bright future.
Year
2000
Dimensions
14" x 18" (WxH)
Stockings 3
Year
1993
Dimensions
11" x 14" (WxH)
Girl Contained
My daughter had to wear all this bracing at different points in her childhood. This speaks of disability and differences - the way that people are labeled and limited, and the irrepressible human drive to break free.
Year
1996
Dimensions
18" x 30" (WxH)
Candy 2
Part of a series exploring the cosmetic/candy connection.
Someone broke a dish...