The full piece is a 12 minute, 47 second, HD (1920 x 1080), video of the burning of a plywood portrait of my birth mother. The portrait was based on a photograph made two weeks after my birth, drawn with a wood burning tool.
Spring 2014
2 minute, 2 second High Definition (1920 x 1080) video
Edited from 12 minute, 47 second original
Spring 2014
8.5 inches x 11 inches
Burned plywood
Layers in a Relationship, Birth Family Vs. Adopted Child
Family photographs that have been manipulated in Photoshop
Spring 2014
19.75 inches by 14 inches
Manipulated photograph, inkjet print on rice paper
Spring 2014
19.75 inches by 14 inches
Manipulated photograph, inkjet print on rice paper
Missing child images on milk cartons, painted with syringe needles
Spring 2014
9.5 inches by 3.75 inches by 3.75 inches (each carton)
Acrylic paint, milk cartons, painted with syringe needles
Spring 2014
Acrylic paint, milk carton, painted with syringe needles
Spring 2014
Acrylic paint, milk carton, painted with syringe needles
Spring 2014
Acrylic paint, milk carton, painted with syringe needles
Spring 2014
Acrylic paint, milk carton, painted with syringe needles
Spring 2014
Acrylic paint, milk carton
Spring 2014
Acrylic paint, milk carton
“I have my father’s hair”
Fall 2013
15 inches by 11 inches by 1.5 inches, brushes 11 inches
Acrylic paint on canvas, wood dowels, artist’s hair
Fall 2013
15 inches by 11 inches by 1.5 inches
Acrylic paint on canvas
“I have my father’s hair”
Fall 2013
Brushes, 11 inches
Wood dowels, artist’s hair
Steps and plaque
"Twin sister by birth
competitor by choice
enemies by mistake"
Spring 2014
Steps, 12.5 inches by 12 inches by 12 inches
Wood, acrylic paint
Spring 2014
6 inches by 6 inches
Wood, acrylic paint
Spring 2014
Steps, 12.5 inches by 12 inches by 12 inches
Wood, acrylic paint
Spring 2014
Steps, 12.5 inches by 12 inches by 12 inches
Wood, acrylic paint
