TJ’s Seeds: A History of a President –

addresses the extensive study of seeds and plants by Thomas Jefferson. But it is also a metaphor for his interactions with his slaves; particularly Sally Hemmings. I read Fawn M. Brodie’s book while living in Charlottesville, VA and frequently visited Jefferson’s home Monticello during the restoration of his gardens.

This work is a deconstruction of Fawn Brodie’s book. Materials include the torn book pages, glass beads, book material and concrete.

Nest Book

The concept of a vessel, it’s history and the creative process inspires me to take materials out of context and redefine objects like a book and turn it into a different receptacle. The metaphor of the vessel can represent knowledge, the feminine, and a journey, whether it’s full or empty is magical! “Nest Book” is intimate and close, it can be touched and held. Not a nest that’s unattainable, far away high in a tree. It is a small symbol of paths we take in life. We can hold and remember our nesting pasts again.

“FRANKENSTEINED Book”  – in honor or Mary Shelley’s 200 year anniversary of writing “Frankenstein or The Modern Prometheus” I deconstructed a copy of the book and recreated a matrix with a 3d printed quote from the text and added copper wire to the grid concept.  The idea is to re-image the book as a metaphor for using technology to reconstruct the natural pages of the book.

The quote from the book is what they thought about secret knowledge and how it can be found in science.

I Dwell in Possibility – by Emily Dickinson  Walnut, poplar wood, leather and laser cutting.   Sold

32.0002 N, 80.8457 Mapping Loss  –  statistics on sea level rise on Tybee Island, GA. Laser cut paper, cleat, twine and book cloth.

Sacred Cord  –  trompe l’oeil drawing of string by artist . Print on paper and book cloth cover.

August 19th – laser cut pages discussing the flow of electronic data on August 19th. Loom beaded image of computer mother board.   Sold

Vessel  –  wire woven vessel with opening on side. Painted ends of wire. Book cloth covering portfolio box.

A Lifetime of “Don’ts”   Women’s Health  –  paper folding and glass beaded vessel. Text from Health Knowledge Volume 1 1925. List of activities that a pregnant women should not do.   Sold