2016
Sandbags sewn with nylon fabric digitally printed with image of my skin, cotton thread, rubber, dirt, polyfill. 120" x 96" x 30".
This work is a reinterpretation of the execution chamber in the state of Utah.
2016
Coal, acrylic gel, mirrors.
Each 16" x 60"
Text taken from videos and statements made by Paul Bernardo, Robert Pickton, and Russell Williams—sexual predators and serial killers active in Canada during the 1980s–2000s.
2015
Coal collected from railways in West Virginia, gloss gel. Dimensions variable, approximately 84" x 10".
2018.
Cotton/polyester t-shirts manufactured by inmates incarcerated in Illinois prisons, galvanized aluminum electrical pipe.
74” x 62” x 72”
2017
Polyester fabric printed with image of the artist’s skin, cast iron, sand, polystyrene.
96” x 36” x 240”
2017
Bags sewn with thread and polyester cloth inkjet-printed with image of the artist’s skin. Sand, polystyrene.
96” x 36” x 30”
2016
Sandbags sewn with thread, rubber strips, and cotton cloth inkjet-printed with image of the artist’s skin. Rock salt.
36” x 12” x 90”.
2011
Inkjet-printed cotton fabric, rock salt.
6" x 18" x 56".
2017
Inkjet-printed polyester fabric, bricks gathered from Chicago demolition sites, army surplus t-shirts, prison uniforms.
80” x 90” x 30”
2017
Inkjet-printed polyester fabric, bricks gathered from Chicago demolition sites, army surplus t-shirts, prison uniforms.
88” x 132” x 44”
These Desert Scenes are part of a series of works made during the time of the Islamic State’s self-declared caliphate and are a processing and reimagining of the gruesome images, familiar at the time, of prisoners dressed in orange and flanked by an executioner dressed in black, set in a desert landscape. These photographs were taken in an imagined American “desert landscape”, the Indiana Dunes, and the figures have been made manifest, glitched and pixelated, through the collected bricks of crumbling Midwestern buildings.
Bricks gathered from Chicago demolition sites, army surplus t-shirts, prison uniforms.
2013
Script adapted from the casual encounters>>>w4m section of Richmond, Virginia's Craigslist site.
HD video, 2 minutes 34 seconds.
2013-14
Dirt collected from riverbed in Richmond, Virginia, coal collected from railway lines in West Virginia, acrylic gel.
Sizes variable.
2011
Cotton floss, 10" x 60".
2012
Drywall, wood, dirt collected from Wisconsin Driftless Area, acrylic gel.
48" x 96" x 4".
Substituting one area of wilderness for another, this piece acts as a monument to the specificity lost through mass suffering. The title refers to the number of murder convictions received in 2007 by serial killer Robert Pickton.
2014
Drywall, wood, hand-dyed cotton rope.
48" x 48" x 8".
2012
Jute rope, 48" x 50".
2013
Hand-dyed and twisted jute rope, drywall, wood. 48" x 96" x 8".
2020
Rebar, hand-made rope plied from army surplus t-shirts, canning jars, cooking oil, coal collected from railroad tracks where trains depart the last operational coal mine in Southeast Ohio.
240” x 48” x 4”
Temporary installation modelled on a traditional wrought-iron fence. Hanging lamps fueled by cooking oil and coal were lit during evening hours in December of 2020.
2020
Rope plied with thrifted t-shirts, dyed with black walnuts, peppercorns, toyon. Toy rifle, Daisy brand; mattress springs; cast concrete Dalmatian head; ladle; unknown object; Trimble brick; unknown objects. Objects all retrieved from the forest surrounding the artist’s home.
60” x 84” x 42”
Ohio University
Collaborative Cloth, Fall 2021
Student: Tyler Thenikl
Project details: This project introduced weaving on the backstrap loom along with the idea of collaboration with place, landscape, and non-human entities. Some students explored the idea of weaving in an abstract way such as this piece that “wove” the landscape.
Three Spaces. I: Grove. Photographs of site-specific installation using strips of red fabric.
Ohio University
Collaborative Cloth, Fall 2021
Student: Denver Carneiro
Project details: This project introduced weaving on the backstrap loom along with the idea of collaboration with place, landscape, and non-human entities. Some students explored the idea of weaving in an abstract way such as this piece that “wove” the landscape.
The Wind That Moves Me. Woven grasses collected from local landscape.
School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Dimensional Forms, Fall 2017
Student: Danny Bracamontes
Project details: Squish prompted students to create soft sculptures, considering mass and materiality. Sewn vinyl and chiffon forms stuffed with sugar.
Virginia Commonwealth University
Beginning Textiles II, Spring 2013
Student: Jessica Rupkey
Project details: Students explored fabric dyeing techniques.
Dyed and sewn fabric forms.
Ohio University
Environments and Actions (Intermediate Sculpture), Spring 2019 Student: John Gallagher
Project details: Students chose a location on campus and responded to the immediate qualities of the location in creating their piece.
Dyed, sewn, and stuffed fabric sculpture.
Virginia Commonwealth University
Beginning Textiles, Fall 2012
Student: Maddie Cook
Project details: Students were assigned a site to create a responsive knit or crochet project.
School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Dimensional Forms, Fall 2017
Student: Daria Kidd
Project details: Final project incorporating soft sculpture techniques, inspired by individually-driven research.
Sewn sculptural forms.
Ohio University
Foundations: Structure + Space, Fall 2019
Students (clockwise from top left): Deja Brown, Emma Zietzheim, Lillith Horschke, Melissa Do.
Project details: All students constructed an identical wooden cube as an introduction to safe use of the woodshop and power tools. This cube formed the base of each piece. Found objects were then repurposed and altered to make new use of their material histories in a final piece entirely unique to each student. Students develop problem-solving skills in working with their chosen materials, each of which may require different tools and processes.
Ohio University
Foundations: Function + Practice, Spring 2019
Project details: Students built tapestry looms and then created a self-portrait, not necessarily representational, to be executed as tapestry weavings.
Virginia Commonwealth University
Foundations Fiber Project Course, Spring 2013
Student: Jessica Evans
Project details: Students explored different meaning of the “stitch”, both traditional and non-traditional.
Weaving using found electronics cables.
Virginia Commonwealth University,
Beginning Textiles II, Spring 2013
Student: Sam Schaefer
Project details: Students explored sewing through non-traditional surfaces and materials.
Burlap, string, adhesive.
Virginia Commonwealth University
Fabric Design II, Spring 2013
Student: Ha Tran
Project Details: Students explored the potential of seriality through the processes of screen-printing and digitally printing on textiles.
Historical photographs printed digitally onto fabric, found rope.
Virginia Commonwealth University
Beginning Textiles II, Spring 2013
Student: Hyemi Jung
Project details: Final project, open concept
Fabric installation with projected digital image.
Virginia Commonwealth University
Fabric Design II, Spring 2013
Student: Jessica Mayes
Final project, open concept
Hand- and machine-sewn fabric installed in found furniture.
Virginia Commonwealth University,
Beginning Textiles II, Spring 2013
Student: Colleen Brennan
Project details: Students explored fabric dyeing techniques.
Dyed nylon netting installed as spiral space for communal engagement in lobby of VCU Arts building.
Virginia Commonwealth University
Beginning Textiles II, Spring 2013
Student: Colleen Brennan
Project details: Students explored sewing through non-traditional surfaces and materials.
Each item is a personal object belonging to the student. All were hand-embroidered using different techniques depending on material.
Ohio University
Public Spheres + Dissemination Tactics, Spring 2020
Students: Ava Da Re & John Gallagher
Project details: Performances were designed to require the participation of others.
Upper: Student and her mother embroider each others’ shared initials on their clothing.
Lower: Student identified collaborating artists with close relationships to crochet a covering for them.
Virginia Commonwealth University
Fabric Design II, Spring 2013
Student: Jessica Mayes
Project Details: Students explored the potential of seriality through the processes of screen-printing and digitally printing on textiles.
Sewn pattern pieces printed with image of artist’s hands.
Ohio University
Collaborative Cloth, Fall 2021
Student: Michael Miller
Project Description: Students considered the potential of familiar fabric-based objects such as banners, blankets, and flags, and collaborated with others to complete their work.
Blankets screen-printed with text from restaurant-kitchen jargon. Performance of communal time-out among workers while on shift.