
2017: Tortuga

Artist Statement Wall

Landscapes
Digitally collaged image of Armila (Guna Yala village) and molas on paper, mirrors, wood, paint

The Turtles Really Do Look like the Earth
Image transfers on canvas, water color, paper, digitally collaged image of microscopic salt on vellum, glass, glass seed beads, thread

Gathering Butterflies on the Side of a Highway
Graph paper, collage printed on transparency, glass seed beads, thread, plastic berry container, dead butterflies

Coagulation: the action or process of a liquid, especially your soul, changing to a solid or semi-solid state
Digitally collaged photographs on paper reverse embossed with salt, image of microscopic blood on transparency, embroidery floss

Shamanic Response
Paper, wax, gouache, various types of images transfers, colored pencil, ink, burnt leather, rawhide

What the Fuck, People
Collage printed on paper, glass seed beads, thread, wasp hive, styrofoam, red iron oxide

Sage is Sacred, Styrofoam is Shit (Side View)
Digitally collaged image of microscopic salt on paper, styrofoam, sage, dried mud, wood, paint, thread, glass seed beads, mat board

Divination
Abalone shell, sage ashes, wood, paint, photographs layered on paper, pins


Divination (Detail)

Memories: Child, Woman, Human
Digitally collaged image of microscopic willow buds on paper, glass seed beads, thread, willow buds, unidentified tree buds, unidentified tree branch, pins, red iron oxide

Memories: Child, Woman, Human (Detail)

0+1=1+1=2+1=3+2=5+3=8+5=13…
Deconstructed pine cones, pine needles, artificial sinew, photographs on paper, glass seed beads, thread

0+1=1+1=2+1=3+2=5+3=8+5=13… (Detail)

0+1=1+1=2+1=3+2=5+3=8+5=13… (Detail)

Ancestral
Digitally collaged image of microscopic blood and gourd surface on paper, gourds, madrone berries, wire, wood

Amoeba: a single-celled animal that is either free-living or parasitic
Thistle flower, lichen, pine cone parts, image transfer of digitally collaged image of microscopic salt, wood, flower stems, raw hide rope, pins, paper, embroidery floss, glass frame

Amoeba: a single-celled animal that is either free-living or parasitic (Side View)
Amoeba: a single-celled animal that is either free-living or parasitic

Do You Think You Could Use Lemons as a Coping Mechanism?
Digitally collaged image of microscopic lemon rind on rice paper, LED lights, plexiglass, dried lemons

Do You Think You Could Use Lemons as a Coping Mechanism? (Detail)

Accidental Shamanism - Continuing Video Performance Series
Video on monitor































