Imperfect Nation

mixed media - 7 LED candles in ceramic holders, wood box, mirrors, paint

Imperfect Nation

My rumination on the sad state of our nation and its gun culture. 7 memorial candles represent the event closest to home, the mass murder in Highland Park on July 4 2022. They are repeated infinitely in the mirrors, as this scourge in our lives is infinitely repeated in the near and distant history.

Imperfect Nation II

Installation on column

Imperfect Nation - interior detail

Imperfect Nation - interior detail

Imperfect Nation II base

Wood, cardboard, paper mache, ceramics, dried flowers

Sunflower Starfish

Mixed media installation - shells, stone, ceramics, sunflower starfish specimen, video, in wood box 20" x 13" x 8" The sunflower sea star is critically endangered, its population declining by over 90% since 2013.

It's beautiful but...

12" x 11"

Creating an island

Installation - ceramic bowl and shards

RL with Golden Glow

11" diameter on 19" x 17" wood panel

Homage to RL

12" x 11" Inspired by Riva Lehrer's memoir "Golem Girl"

Too Much on My Plate

14" x 12" ceramics, glaze, mirrors, on wood panel