Artwork+Projects > GRAD SCHOOL

Spring Semester, 2023:
I've begun creating forms that emulate the asymmetry and maturalistic ornamentation that was so prevalent during the Rococo era. I use low-grade hobbyist materials like glitter paint, canvas, and plaster to mimic the opulence of the ruling class. My new work confronts the division between painting and frame as a metaphor for the division between fine art, decorative art, and craft.
Fall Semester, 2022
I've focused on deconstructing paintings as a way to interrogate the traditional notion of painting through the manipulation of imagery, substrates, and frames. I wanted to parody qualities of a painting that are most undesirable – a warped frame and a loose canvas – calling attention to the “objectness” of a painting, which is often overlooked in favor of the image it conveys.

I learned how to steam bend wood and I used that technique on the stretcher bars of old paintings. I created a variety of wood armatures this way and investigated formats for exhibiting canvas from them. The final wall installations that I created are modular and can be adjusted to fit different venues.

I'm also curious about Fragonard's popular painting, "The Swing" and tried to emulate its gestures and visual decadence. The layers of petticoats led me to cut up my paintings and sew them into organic forms representing body parts and/or landscapes.

I often incorporate flowers into my work because of their associations with femininity, purity, beauty, and decorum. By converting floral paintings into soft sculpture forms, I aim to be hyperbolic and visually aggressive with their presentation, sometimes confrontational, unexpected, and absurd.
Fall 2021, Spring 2022:
Delving into European art history and particularly the 17th Century Dutch Flower paintings. I made several personal narratives that referenced famous works of art as a way of reframing the inherent patriarchal gaze over landscapes and women's bodies.

The Lover Crowned
ink, acrylic on paper
20" x 16"
2023
After us, the deluge.
ink, acrylic on paper
20" x 16"
2023
Mirrorripple
plaster, wood, canvas, acrylics
approx. 16" x 12"
2023
Cloudswell
plaster, canvas, graphite, acrylic
approx. 22" x 12"
2023
Holding weight
plaster, wood, canvas, acrylics
approx 24" x 10"
2023
Armorearmour
plaster, wood, canvas, acrylics, found textiles
Approx. 24" x 18"
2023
This Side of the Ground
acrylic, oil, thread, canvas
40" x 30"
2022
Flung
Acrylic, oil, soft sculpture
36" x 36"
2023
The Mistress Narrative
Acrylic, oil, found textiles, canvas, wood
approx. 65" x 60"
2023
The Soft Swing (detail)
acrylic and oil on canvas
Approx. 24" wide
2022
Swing Study
canvas, wood
9" x 12"
2022
Soft sculpture vase with flowers
oil, canvas, stuffing
2022
A Mess of Cherries
oil on canvas
36" x 36"
2023
Last Painting of Spring Semester
oil on canvas
60" x 54"
2022
Dwight
oil on canvas
36" x 36"
2021
Art History
36" x 36"
2022
Chandelier in six stages
Acrylic, oil, found textiles, canvas
original panel is 54" x 30"
2022
Hands
2022
Flower Boat installation
laser prints on paper, acrylic, found paper,mixed media
60" x 54"
2022
2022
Land + Scape
oil on canvas
30" x 58
2022
Tulipiere for kids
15" x 9"
2022
Ruffle Jar
ceramics
7.5" x 6.75"
2022
Coral cups
approx. 6" x 2" each
2022