Plumb
5.5″ x 11.75″ x 6.5″Copper electroformed bronze screen, cast bronze, chain A straight and plumb structure is the key to order. So many houses and buildings in Interior Alaska start out straight, level and plumb, but over time they succumb…
Projects
Baba Yaga’s House
3.5″ x 5″Cast glass, bronze, brass Still wrapped up in walking house imagery. Took a break to focus on more whimsical folk stories, like Baba Yaga and her house in the forest with chicken feet.
American Dream 2: Fairbanks, AK
Bronze, bronze braising wire, patina10” x 38” x 10″ This piece is a continuation of my experience living on discontinuous permafrost. The dynamic nature of ground in Interior Alaska cannot be understated. Houses are built on unstable ground, and sometimes…
Othoceras Necklace
Set in sterling silver with a sterling silver chain, this fossilized creature is set in a silver bezel, stamped with its specimen name.
Moonscape Ring with Moonstone
I imagine this ring to anchor a particular state of mind. I want it to evoke a headspace with the vastness of Space itself, and the solitude of a moonscape. The surface of the wide, open-shank band is textured with…
The Watcher
Sandcast bronze, reclaimed convex lens5.5″ x 8″
Show the Path. Know the Way
Brass, reclaimed biconvex lens2.75″ x 3.25″ A fantastical device for navigation. This planchette bears the coordinates of the user’s home as the beginning of a journey and is meant to be used in tandem with a map. Just like a…
The Exigent Nightlight
6″ x 6″ x 24″Aluminum, concrete, fiber optic filament, LED lights, steel, cotton floss At the moment, art-making isn’t my full-time job. I work for the University of Alaska Fairbanks. This past summer UAF declared financial exigency due to state…
Copper Cake Servers
2019 2026 This cake server is hand-pierced and formed from heavy, reclaimed copper pipe and copper wire. The handle is riveted with brass. It is a design I’ve revisited often and enjoy making. By design, each are similar to the…
Engineered Foundation
Copper, kiln-cast glass1.5″ x 7.5″ x 1.5″ Home foundations in Interior Alaska often sit above the ground to keep the frozen earth below from thawing, and to allow for a foundation to be adjusted if the ground does move beneath…