Saturday, February 25, 2012

Sketches in Encaustic

I'm new to encaustic. Below are some of my experiments. While working, I have been reflecting on memory and connections. Most have incorporated pieces of my past or bits of my present or both into the work. I feel like I am starting to develop a bit of a vocabulary, although these are still quite rough. The work will be on display at Gimme Coffee on State Street, here in Ithaca, for the month of May.


Connections
Mixed media and encaustic on encasuticbord
12 x 12
2012


Money Machine
Mixed media and encaustic on encasuticbord
12 x 12
2012


Encoded
Mixed media and encaustic on encasuticbord
12 x 12
2012


Imprinted
Mixed media and encaustic on encasuticbord
12 x 12
2012


Intersections
Mixed media and encaustic on encasuticbord
12 x 12
2012


Report
Mixed media and encaustic on encasuticbord
12 x 12
2012


Freedom
Mixed media and encaustic on encasuticbord
12 x 12
2012


Product
Mixed media and encaustic on encasuticbord
12 x 12
2012


Brittle
Mixed media and encaustic on encasuticbord
12 x 12
2012

Saturday, February 04, 2012

Psychology and Ordinary People

Over the years, I have loved to just sit down and let my imagination find a person on a page. Most of the time I am delighted by who I meet. Recently, I have begun finding people again on the pages of an old social psychology book I picked up a few years ago. My goal is one per day. All will be auctioned on Ebay. Perhaps I will try to publish a book with all of these characters. A book within a book might be fun.


Pause
Acrylic paint and watercolor crayon on a book page
10.25 x 6.75 inches
2012


Holding On
Acrylic paint and watercolor crayon on a book page
10.25 x 6.75 inches
2012


Contents
Acrylic paint and watercolor crayon on a book page
10.25 x 6.75 inches
2012


Trade
Acrylic paint and watercolor crayon on a book page
10.25 x 6.75 inches
2012


Noise
Acrylic paint and watercolor crayon on a book page
10.25 x 6.75 inches
2012


Temperature
Acrylic paint and watercolor crayon on a book page
10.25 x 6.75 inches
2012


Rest
Acrylic paint and watercolor crayon on a book page
10.25 x 6.75 inches
2012


Reach
Acrylic paint and watercolor crayon on a book page
10.25 x 6.75 inches
2012


Investigate
Acrylic paint and watercolor crayon on a book page
10.25 x 6.75 inches
2012


Nest
Acrylic paint and watercolor crayon on a book page
10.25 x 6.75 inches
2012


My Heart
Acrylic paint and watercolor crayon on a book page
10.25 x 6.75 inches
2012


Tied
Acrylic paint and watercolor crayon on a book page
10.25 x 6.75 inches
2012


Variables
Acrylic paint and watercolor crayon on a book page
10.25 x 6.75 inches
2012


Juggling
Acrylic paint and watercolor crayon on a book page
10.25 x 6.75 inches
2012


Look
Acrylic paint and watercolor crayon on a book page
10.25 x 6.75 inches
2012


Sight
Acrylic paint and watercolor crayon on a book page
10.25 x 6.75 inches
2012


Caught in the storm empty handed
Acrylic paint and watercolor crayon on a book page
10.25 x 6.75 inches
2012


One
Acrylic paint and watercolor crayon on a book page
10.25 x 6.75 inches
2012


Knot at both ends
Acrylic paint and watercolor crayon on a book page
10.25 x 6.75 inches
2012

Sunday, November 13, 2011

Holding Onto the Past

Fear of the negative influence of technology is everywhere. It is in the news. It is in conversations between parents. It is in dialogues between friends. In this piece, I reflect on and juxtapose our tendency toward romanticizing the past and demonizing the future.


Relic
Audio tape and other found items
2011

The Key

Pondering what cages us. Is it outside influences or inside thoughts or both?


The Key
Polymer clay, paint, yarn, scrap cloth, and found items
2011



Close Up

Wednesday, June 15, 2011

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