Overgrowth

2011

porcelain, wire, reclaimed telephone pole

Description: Thousands of hand-formed porcelain leaves grow over a fallen telephone pole.

Overgrowth (detail)

2011

porcelain, wire, reclaimed telephone pole

What I See, What I Saw II

2011

unfired earthenware, plywood, steel rod, wax

Description: Thousands of hand-formed roses made of unfired earthenware preserved in wax rise on steel rods out of the roofs of plywood house forms. Representing the namesake of her childhood home-the Rose Ranch-the clay objects are incredibly fragile, and speak of the fleeting nature of both memories and the places where memories are formed. The steel rods and plywood homes reflect the forms and materials that now fill this landscape.

What I See, What I Saw II (detail)

2011

unfired earthenware, plywood, steel rod, wax

Fields and Rows (gallery shot)

2010

earthenware, porcelain, plywood, steel rod, wax

Description: Encompassing the entirety of a 2000 square foot gallery, this work is comprised of a field of roses growing from plywood bases that face a wall of boxed porcelain trees. The work is a contemplation on two landscapes experienced by the artist at one locale.

“Maybe we can grow something on top of it all”

2010

unfired earthenware, plywood, string, wax

Description: Unfired earthenware roses preserved in wax are sewn into plywood rows. The rows arch over a crop of plywood roofs, while the strings used to attach the roses hang in the void between, suggesting the roots of the roses above. The work is a pondering on the possible combination of two landscapes experienced…