Gallery I
Most of these works explore the concept of personal and cultural identity by uniting images of ancient tribal masks, totems, cave paintings and petroglyphs with contemporary portraits. When the primal emotion embodied in totemic art combines with modern portraiture, a narrative is created that questions one’s individuality, place in society and relationship with the past. The internet gives us the ability to communicate with people from all over the world and to access knowledge relating to any society. This increased dialogue with other cultures alters one's own ethnic identity. It is almost impossible to stay insulated within one’s own community. Thus, these works portray other cultures through a reverse prism, taking disparate images and merging them into a narrative whole. I think of these works as conversations between cultures.
These pieces are woven on a 4-shaft loom using the split-shed tied Beiderwand structure. By combining ancient imagery and methods with a contemporary approach, I seek to bridge the gap between tradition and innovation, respecting one while celebrating the other.
The pieces on this page are 20" X 16" and are stretched around wooden frames. Click on each photo to enlarge. Contact the artist to purchase.
Seeking SolaceWool & cotton, 20" X 16". $500 | Keep Your InnocenceWool & cotton, 20" X 16". $800 | StalkerWool & cotton, 20" X 16". $650 |
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Bad Night MoonIncorporates Mochica feline head. Wool, cotton, rayon & silk. 20" X 16". SOLD | SpokenIncorporates Kifwebe mask image. Wool & cotton. 20" X 16". $550 | Hidden PastIncorporates Himalayan mask image. Wool & cotton. 20" X 16". $575 |
Veiled IIncorporates ancient Venus sculpture. Wool & cotton, 20" X 16". $525 | Right Brain, Left BrainIncorporates African mask image. Wool & cotton, 20" X 16". $650 | I Work in a Place with No WindowsIncorporates image of Ifugao Bulul (hearth figure). Wool & cotton, 20" X 16". $625 |
Veiled IIIncorporates ancient Venus sculpture. Wool, linen & cotton, 20" X 16". $600 | The Old Lion RemembersIncorporates South Seas carving. Wool & cotton, 20" X 16". SOLD | CloserIncorporates Old Bearing Sea sculpture. Wool & cotton, 20" X 16". $575 |
Hard To Let GoIncorporates Melanesian Kulap figure. Wool, cotton, rayon & silk. 20" X 16". $625 | Oh, the Possibilities!Incorporates image of Akan pendant, Ivory Coast. Wool & cotton, 20" X 16". SOLD | A Part of MeIncorporates Melanesian Kulap figure. Wool & cotton, 20" X 16". SOLD |
Ray QuarteredIncorporates African mask image. Wool & cotton, 20" X 16". $875 | Don't Frack With MeIncorporates votive head image, Prato Pueblo. Wool & cotton. 20" X 16". $500 | Third EyeIncorporates Japanese Kabuki mask image. Wool & cotton, 20" X 16". $500 |
Appeasing the Angry GodIncorporates Zemi figure. Taino people. Wool & cotton, 20" X 16". $525 | DoorwayIncorporates image of Ifugao Bulul (hearth figure). Wool & cotton, 20" X 16". $475 | Planning the RevolutionIncorporates ancient Venus figurine. Wool & cotton, 20" X 16". $1,025 |
Unspoken1st cen. AD hammered gold pendant. Tolima people, Columbia. Wool & cotton, 20" X 16". SOLD | Island GoddessIncorporates prehistoric human sacrum, Lucayan people. Wool, cotton, rayon & silk. 20" X 16". $575 | Finding AmeliaImages of Amelia Earhart and wood mini-mask, Dan culture. Wool & cotton, 20" X 16". $475 |
Tranquility Lies WithinIncorporates Ifugao Bulul (hearth figure) image. Wool & cotton, 20" X 16". $525 | DiagnosisIncorporates Day of the Dead image. Wool & cotton, 20" X 16". $525 | What Lies BeneathIncorporates Day of the Dead mask. Wool, cotton, rayon & silk. 20" X 16". $475 |
My Ghost Waits1st century BCE mask, Tolima region, Mexico. Wool, cotton, rayon & silk. 20" X 16". $625 | UntitledIncorporates Inuit sculpture and Swiss Roitschaeggaetae mask. Wool & cotton. 20" X 16". $775 | Truth Through ComedyIncorporates image of 19th century Nepalese mask. Wool & cotton, 20" X 16". $425 |
Behind the MaskIncorporates image of the inside of a Tibetan Citipati mask. Wool & cotton. 20" X 16" $475 | Fat GirlIncorporates theater mask. Wool & cotton, 20" X 16". $525 | Someday I'll Be on My OwnIncorporates image of Inuit sculpture. Wool & cotton, 20" X 16". $575 |
ImpactWool & cotton, 20" X 16". $600 | Past and FutureWool & cotton, 20" X 16". $575 | Death WaitsWool & cotton, 20" X 16". $425 |