Scrolls on and off the wall
this place / this hour2019Colored pencil, graphite, ink, and washi tape on mulberry paper
321 x 27 inchesI was invited to do a project commemorating the 200th anniversary of Walt Whitman’s birth. My research resulted in this two-sided 27-foot scroll and a limited-edition artist book. In both projects Walt Whitman’s words, process and internal struggles are intertwined with my own.
This scroll is suspended from the ceiling and extends across the floor in two directions. This view shows the non-text side of the scroll on the left side and the text-based side of the scroll on the right side.
Sundowning2018pencil, graphite, paint, tape, ink, on paper with hand-stained wood
134 x 60 inchesSundowning (also known as a sundown syndrome) = a neurological phenomenon associated with increased confusion and restlessness in patients with dementia. It occurs in the late afternoon/early evening. Symptoms include increased agitation; a person may become more upset/anxious/confused/disoriented/suspicious
Up close / in the distance / now2018pencil, graphite, tape, ink, BIC ballpoint pen, matte medium on mulberry paper
340 x 38 inchesThis scroll suspends from the ceiling with one side showing primarily the text part of the work and the other side showing non-text drawing. This view shows the text side. The next two images show other views.
Up close / in the distance / now2018pencil, graphite, tape, ink, BIC ballpoint pen, matte medium on mulberry paper
340 x 38 inchesThis view shows the scroll from the side. The next view shows the non-text side of the drawing.
Up close / in the distance / now2018pencil, graphite, tape, ink, BIC ballpoint pen, matte medium on mulberry paper
340 x 38 inchesThis is a view of the non-text side of the drawing.
Boiling point (5 works in this series)2018ink, pencil, tape on mulberry paper
One section is 94½ x 27½ inches and the other four are 46 x 27½ inchesA part of the writing in these drawings focus on issues of anger and rage. I was thinking about the levels of discontent that people live with, whether triggered by relatively insignificant incidents or by a buildup of frustration over time, and the need for an appropriate outlet to diffuse and address the intensity, before it erupts in explosive ways.
Conflict of interest2018pencil, graphite, matte medium, tape on mulberry paper, with maple dowels
this view, 34 X 42 inches, configuration variable - size and configuration variableThis is a two-sided drawing where the ink soaking through the paper influenced the opposing side of the work. The final presentation of this piece shows the scroll rolled, deliberately leaving much of the drawing inaccessible.
A particular kind of quiet2018pencil, paint, ink, graphite, tape on paper with hand-stained wood and glass
149 ½ x 60 x 2 inchesThis work lies on the floor with wood sections on the top and bottom of the scroll and 2 handmade glass globes sitting in the blue section toward the top of the drawing. The next images shows a detail of the glass globes.
A particular kind of quiet, DETAIL2018pencil, paint, ink, graphite, tape on paper with hand-stained wood and glass
149 ½ x 60 x 2 inchesThis is a detail from the top of the preceding image and shows the glass globes that sit in the blue section on the top.
You might wait forever2018pencil, graphite, ink, Bic pen, tape on paper
60 x 106½ inchesThis drawing was made after a protracted illness, so much of the text is referencing a reorganizing of priorities. The next image shows a detail from this piece.
You might wait forever, DETAIL2018pencil, graphite, ink, Bic pen, tape on paper
60 x 106½ inchesThis is a detail from the preceding image.
The dividing line2017pencil, paint, and incised marks on paper
109 x 60 inchesThis drawing was started in 2016 and was influenced by disturbing events beginning with the attack at the Pulse nightclub in Orlando and continuing through the presidential election, its aftermath and the ongoing fallout that continues to affect how people navigate the dividing lines that run through so many layers of our culture. It is one of the darker drawings I have made with much of the work abraded and buried in graphite. A detail follows.
The dividing line DETAIL2017pencil, paint, and incised marks on paper
109 x 60 inchesThis is a detail from the previous image.
this place / this hour
