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1.
Promises
Etching sculpture
1999
(2’ x 4’)
Each cube describes a desired artistic attribute. Stack the
cubes on the scale to see if indeed you measure up. Are you
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2. Cat’s
Game
Etching collage
1998
(70" x 90")
Using a symbolic tic-tac-toe configuration, this piece contrasts
the devotion of a World War I war nurse with the slapdash care
we often receive in contemporary HMOs.
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3. Convoluted
Ligand
Collage
2001
(36" x 80")
My husband teaches Chemistry at the University of Southern California.
This piece refers to the uneven rhythm of the funding-experiment-publishing
cycle.
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4. Shelf
Life Series
Etching collage
1994
(12 in series, 16" x 36" x4" each)
In a parody of consumerism, twelve people in a toy store have
diverse takes on the value of a doll. Text on sides of frames
describe the thoughts of the owner, the emotional child, the
rich woman, the security guard, and others. |
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5. Catchup
Scrolls
Etching collages
1990
(10 panels, total size 6’ x 30’)
All too often, our identities are based on our possessions.
These panels describe snobism masked as passion; our gourmet
food, our real estate, our toys, are all safety nets for our
esteem.
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6. November, 1857
Etching collage
2011
(14" x 12")
A nod to authentic villages from the 19th century, designed to parody the faux village-stores of contemporary outdoor corporate malls. |
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7. Grab Bag:
City
Etching collages
1992
(5 diptychs, 36" x 36" each)
We all join teams to establish our identities--religions, communities,
and hobbies. This series satirizes the gung-ho pride we develop
as our allegiances blossom. |
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8. Second
Skin
Etching collages
1992
(20 forms, total 8’ x 50’)
People, as puppets, wear their defense systems stamped on their
bellies. The flirt overcompensates for her low esteem, the bully
hides his fears by pushing people around.
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9. Artist
of the Month
Etching installation
1994
(25’ x 10’)
A sendup of products based on master artists' works. Vinnie
Van Go! describes a factory that
cranks out poor copies of his images. An anti-corporate poem
is funkily stamped on a changing screen and the floor is covered
with numbered bakery waiting tickets.
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10. Teacher
Triptych
Etching collage
1997
(36" x 55")
Our culture nurtures an "us-them" dynamic between
authority figures and the masses. This student has a crush on
his teacher. |
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11. Sky Form
Drawing/mixed
2003
(4' x 2' x 16")
I translated a stained woman's form into a cloudy sky. Our house
is on the breast, our local stores across the bottom, and a
grungy shawl hangs loose against her back. |
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12. Senior
Pranks
Etching collages
2000
(8 in series, 14" x 14" each)
Eight spectacular, actual high school senior pranks are documented
on old wooden school chair seats. |
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13. Daily
Mirror Tables
Drawing collages
1999
(12 in series, 36" each)
The Daily Mirror
newspaper carries absurd articles about the ways that television
can invade your humanity. A simulation of junk on coffeehouse
tables includes old games and related items. |
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14. Egyptian Scrolls
Etching Collages, Series of 10
Series 2003
40" x 50"
Referencing the Egyptian Book of the Dead, this series offers guidance on urban survival. "Perform your chores headfirst, muting chronic upgrades."
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15. Contented
Women
Collages
2002
(36" x 56", wall and scrapbook formats)
This series investigates the notion of contentment. Can we feel
truly contented in this Age of Information? Can we ever feel
satiated? Can we ever catch up? |
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16. Bed Series,
etching
Collages
1998
(3 in series, 4' x 6' each)
Our beds are supposed to function as the safest place we can
imagine. But here we must also face loneliness, illness, and
nocturnal fears.
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17. Profanity
Tool Quilt
Etching collages (detail)
2003
26" by 68"
This piece quotes
a man who can not find one of his tools, referring to the complication
of owning a multitude of objects. |
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18. What
Bad Drivers Are Thinking
Drawings
Mixed
2004
Series of 11, 12" x 24"
This series chronicles my daily commute as I catagorize drivers'
behaviors. |
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19. Unclaimed
Mirror
Found objects
2004
9" x 17"
Landfills, flea
markets and attics are filled with powerful, dignified objects
as we run to malls to replace them
with sterile counterparts. |
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20. Hide
Here
Assemblage with
poem
2004
24" x 18" x
18"
Privacy is compromised in a society that values surveillance. |
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21. Hip Hop Xylophone
Mixed/Painting
2005
31" x 21" x 10"
These animals warm real estate developers to steer clear of
their 'hood, the keys carry a mean ultimatum. |
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22. Emma & Stark
Painting collage (1 of 2 parts)
2005
9" x 8"
In true schooldays tradition, a joyous, universal announcement
of bliss. |
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23. T.V. Triptych
Etching Collage (1 of 3 shown)
2005
22" x 54"
T.V.'s evolution is symbolized by golden birds carrying channel
numbers across the sky. |
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24. Senate Spin
Etching Collage
2008
18"
The balance of power shifts and it's finally our turn. |
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25. Don't
Drawing/Photo Collage
2011
44" x 28"
Based on the art teacher's universal mantra, demonstrating respect for scarce artmaking materials. Text includes two dozen rules, including, 'Don't use the stapler to hem your pants!'
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