A L T E R E D   H A B I T A T S

This ongoing series contemplates the imprint that humans leave on the environment. Exploring pockets of urban wild space around local waterways and navigating city blocks I find a large assortment of discarded wood and other detritus either washed up or left behind as trash. For me there is an inherent beauty in much of the junk I see everyday. Preparing the found materials to become part of something new I make connections to each object. Where did it come from? Did it travel far? What was the former history and purpose? These thoughts, the surface patterns and location inform my work as I combine the reclaimed wood pieces, adding paint, paper and other media.

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Borderline
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24h x 8.5w x  3d inches, 2023

Polyexene's Present Shadows
​media type
44 x 50 x 6 inches, 2020

Wood Spirit
​media type
10 x 8 x 2 inches, 2019

Memorial for an Unknown Sea Mammal
​media type
25 x 23 x 3 inches, 2019

What the Night Sky Knows
​media type
36h x 40w x 1d inches, 2019

Horseshoe Cove Runoff
​media type
​17h x 20w x 1.5d inches, 2019

Corrode + Cultivate
​media type
20h x 12.5w x 2d inches, 2019

Either Oar (with Spike)
​media type
28h x 16w x 2d inches, 2019

Forgotten Flight
media type
20h x 24w x 3d inches, 2019

Empty House, unnamed beach
​media type
32h x 35w x 3d inches, 2019

Sorrow's Falls
​media type
8h x 8w x 5.5d inches, 2021

Fly By
​media type
8h x 11w x 2d inches, 2019

Ailanthus treeline - Duality
media type
48h x 24w x  2d inches, 2020

Low Tide
​media type
40h x 24w x 2.5 inches, 2020

Uneasy Balance
​media type
27h x 15w x 3 inches, 2020