Consequence of Indulgence (Spontaneous Installation)

"Consequence of Self Indulgence"


I was in a time crunch and had to create something in a couple of days for an event at Penn State, Arts Crawl.  I decided to hang tulle from the walls and simply move all of my rejected materials onto the canopy.  These are basically all the materials that faculty have told me look too kitschy or do not veer far enough away from their real identity.  I didn't want to buy anything new to create this work, I just wanted to experiment with out the guilt of material cost.  Aesthetically I was thinking about coral reefs, conceptually, I'm not quite sure.  I'm planning on making each side of the canopy into worms by simply rolling them up and sewing them into a cylinder.

Columbus Bonfire

"Columbus Bonfire"

hand sprayed paper, folding chair frame, pink bubble wrap, rocks spray painted gold

When I first moved away from Columbus, I got really homesick.  Not only for the people that I left, but for the memories that I had created.  I made this piece to commemorate my two girl friends, Amy and Sarah.  Sarah would always make us bonfires to sit around, it became a symbol for a safe and joyful place.  The piece has become a reliquary for my memory.  I used my collage techniques to create the fire and my sister and I collected the rocks from the Olentangy River.  I used lawn chairs and replaced the straps with pink bubble wrap.

Bonfire Collage

It was suggested to me by several peers that I start to combine my collages with my sculpture.  I started on this piece by making tons and tons of paper using spray paint to leave patterns and marks.  I cut diamonds out and started layering them on to the form.  I am commemorating living in a house with two wonderful women, where we conversed around a bonfire in the summer.  More updates to come soon! 

Compact Triangles

4"x8.5"

This is a little guy in a green apple frame.

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Overlapping Triangles

12"x12"

For this piece I cut out the same shape and overlapped them on top of each other, resembling a braid or fish tail. Each piece is different from the other. Framed with gold painted lattice, ready to hang.

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Thank You Postcards

4"x6"

I made these postcards for the professors and advisors that provided me with letters of recommendation for grad school. They're postcards made from construction paper.