parched 7, 2022, 6.5” x 5” x 6,” stainless steel wire, acrylic paint
This series is a companion to the drought works on paper. In both, I am thinking about how to make physical a sense of dehydration in a warming planet. The sculptural pieces here were inspired by observing the drying process of the leaves of the Cercropia tree in Costa Rica. These leaves are dark green, circular and lobed, over a foot in diameter. When they fall, within 24hrs, they become silver grey and dark brown shell-like ruffled forms as small as 4 inches in length. This transformation from the absence of water led me to think about how other forms could be effected and resulted in this series of work.
parched 3, 2022, 8” x 11” x 12,” stainless steel wire, acrylic paint
parched 2, 2022, 8” x 11” 9.5,” stainless steel wire, acrylic paint
Hazel, 2023, 25” x 44” x 22,” hand woven stainless steel wire, acrylic paint, thread
parched 9, 2022, 7” x 14.5” x 10,” stainless steel wire, acrylic paint
parched 1, 2022, 9” x 10” x 8,” stainless steel wire, acrylic paint
parched 4, 2022, 3” x 10” x 4,” stainless steel wire, acrylic paint
parched 8, 2022, 12” x 7” x 9,” stainless steel wire, acrylic paint
parched 6, 2022, 5” x 7.5” x 5,” stainless steel wire, acrylic paint
parched 10, 2022, 13” x 29” x 21,” stainless steel wire, acrylic paint
parched 5, 2022, 6” x 13” x 10,” stainless steel wire, acrylic paint
Harry, 2023, 21” x 37” x 28,” hand woven stainless steel wire, acrylic paint. The name “Harry” comes from Harry Lauder’s walking stick, a contorted filbert.