Pedestals
2018 - 2019
Pedestals for a Body
2018
Insulation foam, plaster, gesso, rubber, fiber fill, donated textiles
Dimensions vary
These pieces began as studies for much larger works intended for a solo exhibition in Washington, DC in summer of 2018. The donated textiles are laser-cut and adhered to partially cover the forms in traditional quilting patterns, but are modified to cover the bulges, curves, and irregularities of the forms. Atop the individual sculptures are plaster casts taken from my own body: knees, feet, thighs.
2018
Insulation foam, plaster, gesso, rubber, fiber fill, donated textiles
Dimensions vary
These pieces began as studies for much larger works intended for a solo exhibition in Washington, DC in summer of 2018. The donated textiles are laser-cut and adhered to partially cover the forms in traditional quilting patterns, but are modified to cover the bulges, curves, and irregularities of the forms. Atop the individual sculptures are plaster casts taken from my own body: knees, feet, thighs.
Wood Construction Series
(2019 )
In 2019 I began working more sculpturally in my studio while continuing to explore themes of the body and beauty. The materials in this series of works include found and recycled building materials such as wood and steel, and embellishments such as fake eyelashes, plastic rhinestones, and other products that are meant to temporarily ‘enhance’ female bodies to make them appear more conventionally ‘feminine’. Most of these built structures are tall (around 65”) so their scale relates closely to human proportions. Broadly, I am thinking about the structure of the body, so-called “natural” states of being, and how my body has rejected and conformed to what is asked of it in public and intimate spaces.
