CONDUCTOR OF SOULS: tree branches, tree bark, elk bone, cotton, wire, paper, ink, pastel, medium, glue 24”x 9”x 10”
Mixed media sculptures evoking risky voyages: the dislocation and migrations of my family, the precarious resilience of refugees, the journey of the soul through the Underworld and the journeys we take when we close our eyes at night
NIGHT BOAT ROOTS: Harry Lauder’s walking stick, found model boat and objects, wire, unryu paper, ink, medium, glue 42”x 35”x 14”
SEAGHOST BOAT: tree bark, found model boat, string, wire, cotton, acrylic paint, unryu paper, ink, canvas 46” x 11” x 20”
SEAGHOST BOAT: tree bark, found model boat, string, wire, cotton, acrylic paint, unryu paper, ink, canvas 46” x 11” x 20”
NIGHT BOAT FOR JOE: insect-inscribed tree branches, tree bark, acrylic paint, canvas, newspaper, wire, glue, oystershell 30”x 9”x 15”
NIGHT BOAT FOR JOE: insect-inscribed tree branches, tree bark, acrylic paint, canvas, newspaper, wire, glue, oystershell 30”x 9”x 15”
NIGHT BOAT IN THE WIND: tree branch, netting, spike deer antler, plastral scute of turtle, bamboo, unryu paper, ink, medium 24”x 4”x 27”
PRAYERS ON THE NIGHT BOAT: insect-inscribed tree bark, found model boat, nails, wire, thorn bush branch, birch bark, gauze, paper, ink, medium, glue 38”x 10”x 19”
NIGHT BOAT OF BUTTERFLY BONES: wisteria branch, deer bones, shell, wire, gauze, unryu paper, vellum, ink, pigments, Harry Lauder’s walking stick, medium, glue 32”x 14”x 16”
RIDING THE RED MOON WAVE: grapevine root, palm fronds, unryu paper, ink, vellum, wire, glue, fossilized wood 29”x 11” 16”