Strings Over Strasbourg, 2011
Hand-embroidered postcard. 4 x 6 inches.
Heptaparaparshinokh, 2011
An interactive, seven-layer digital collage created for a one week installation at VioletStrays.com, July 22-28
The bottom five layers came from a photo feed that I continually added to throughout the week. Atop this, two randomly chosen graphical elements joined in 900 possible combinations. Each view generates a different final piece, even with repeat viewings.
The version you see above is the final state of the piece at the end of the week. Click it to view variations in the top layers or see details for a few screenshots from throughout the week.
More: 2011 / Digital
No Moon (for Troy), 2011
Hand-embroidered catalog page, 8 x 9-1/2 inches
Obviously I had to make at least one Death Star after the last series.
This one’s a gift for my co-conspirator and good friend Troy Gua, who loves the Star Wars.
More: 2011 / Embroidery
Many Moons, 2011
Many Moons, hand-embroidered catalog pages, 16 x 9-1/2 inches.
A while back I came across this Hasselblad catalog, full of photos taken by astronauts during the late 60s Apollo missions.
Discovering it, tucked away in the back of one of my favorite antique treasure stores, I felt an immediate draw. Surely my love of Hasselblad’s cameras contributed to this, but there was a certain nostalgia I felt as well, even though I was born long after the events captured. I knew for certain that I had to take it home with me, that I would find a purpose for it within my work.
Moon No. 1, 8 x 9-1/2 inches
For many months (moons), the catalog sat in a drawer. Every time I saw it, I felt that same compelling draw. Then, a few months ago, I awoke with the idea you see here.
Moon No. 5, 7-1/2 x 8-1/2 inches
The series was exhibited in full at Seattle Weekly’s Artopia.
More: 2011 / Embroidery
Alterations, 2011
Alteration no. 1, hand-embroidered postcard, 9-1/2 x 4-1/2 inches
A thirty-postcard experiment.
This series was made for my one-night exhibition with Erin Frost at Vignettes. In addition to our collaborative series (i/ii/iii), we each altered a large batch of existing materials. I chose to work exclusively with embroidery on vintage postcards, allowing for no two repeating patterns.
Alteration no. 9, 5-1/2 x 3-1/2 inches
Alteration no. 12, 5-1/2 x 3-1/2 inches
Alteration no. 8, 3-1/2 x 5-1/2 inches
Alteration no. 10, 3-1/2 x 5-1/2 inches
Alteration no. 24, 3-1/2 x 5-1/2 inches
Alteration no. 4, 6 x 4 inches
Alteration no. 3, 6 x 4 inches
I have never attempted a project like this one. Along with Erin’s 26 piece batch, it made for one hell of a wall!