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Acts of Preservation (Cardinal and miniature series)
found and foraged objects, clay
2023
Acts of Preservation (miniature series)
found and foraged objects, clay
2023
Acts of Preservation
found and foraged objects, resin
2023
Finders Keepers III
foraged materials, clay, 1890s newspaper
2023
Finders Keepers I (detail)
foraged materials, 1890s newspaper
2023
$250
Finders Keepers I (detail)
foraged materials, 1890s newspaper
2024
$250
Silent Season
glass plate negative transfer, foraged materials, deer sinew
2023
$350
Chattanooga 1890
glass plate negative transfer, foraged materials, resin clay, deer sinew
2023
Mother and Child
polymer resin, found objects, 1890s newspaper from the Houston collection
2023
$350
Remembered
Mixed Media
2020
Constructed Memories II
acrylic transfer, sinew, salvaged frame
8 x 10
2018
$250
Constructed Memories III
mixed media, book and found images
2018
$350
Constructed Memories
acrylic transfer, sinew,
2018
Lest We Forget
Salvaged frame, mixed media
2018
Conversation
acrylic transfer, sinew,
5x7 plus frame
2018
$350
What Remains
Mixed MediaObjects gathered during meditative walks during the pandemic
2020
$250


I am compelled by memory-- both its role in our humanity and how it is constructed. Fragile and proven to be easily swayed, yet we rely on memory for evidence and validation. Each of the original photographs used in the series “Constructed Memories” was gathered into my possession over a course of years because I felt connected to the narratives on display. Employing transparent as well as found objects generates a collection of rituals, homesteads and heirlooms-- layered and sewn to construct meaning and documentary--creating a fabricated but still relatable memory.

Several pieces were made for the solo exhibition Acts of Preservation at Houston Museum of Decorative Arts.