Enjoy the little things. For one day you may look back and realize they were the big things.

"Enjoy the little things. For one day you may look back and realize they were the big things."

Installation

materials:

Ivory Soap, sponges, dry soap, paper towels,

found table cloth, place mat, metal platter, table

and china dish

The title of the work comes from a quote that was placed on the wrapping of one of many Ivory soap bars used in the work, the quote is by Robert Brault.  I started this piece by buying the silver platter at a thrift store.  Originally I had planned on placing the lemon bar sponge cakes around the silver platter, making them resemble tiles.  After I finished making the sponge cakes I liked the way they looked on the platter.  I also liked the idea of the fancy silver platter serving the object that cleans it.  I expanded on that idea by carving chocolates out of ivory soap and placing them in the pink dishes.  The china dish on the floor is filled with water, inviting the observer to kneel.  After getting the work into the space, I decided to paint the floor pink and used paper towels for wall paper.  The printed wall paper was made by placing a lace place mat over the towels and spray painting over it with pink.  The rug beneath the table is made from soap shavings.  The soap and the way it is treated causes the room to be overpowered with smell.  The smell is nice at first, but can be sickening if too much time is spent in the space. 

Dreamcatcher

Dreamcatcher
4.5'x2'x9'

First work created while at Penn State. The eggs are resin coated and then gorilla glued together inside the embroidery hoop. The inner hoop is wrapped in white string. The two stand far apart from one another with yards of string connecting them.

Bridal Shower

This piece is made with 300 hollowed out eggs shells that were then attached to a string of Christmas lights. I found sheer curtains at the thrift store and sewed the two together to create a fabric basket to hold the eggs. The fabric satchel is hung over a wooden pole that is attached to the wall. This piece addresses the reliance on marriage to feel complete or happy. By hiding the glowing eggs beneath a confining yet beautiful fabric, I am addressing the allure and confining quality of family and domestic life.

I also wanted to show images of this piece with the lights off, it glows quite a bit more.

Pantyhose Purse

Pantyhose Purse
3'6"x3'6"
Pantyhose, white string

Finally finished this thing!

While making this piece there was a lot of repetitive process. Stuffing the pantyhose with Polyfil, wrapping the white string around the intertwined pantyhose and finally threading and wrapping the handle. I began thinking about my morning routine or the steps I take before I go out at night. I was concerned about how much time I was wasting and how I sacrifice my comfort for fashion. By subjecting myself to a repetitive process, that was a bit painful at times, and letting it result in a completely impractical and over sized shoulder bag, I was able to focus on my own daily impractical processes.

Pantyhose Project 2

I decided to post my sketches because I love to see other artists sketch books next to the final project. I've decided that I'm going to combine the pantyhose orbs with a hand made rope in between, kind of like an umbilical cord. But I wanted them to hang over your shoulder or around the back of your neck like a fashionable bag.

I've posted my most recent steps in this project. Both the balls are complete! I added quite a bit more string to the forms, making them more tightly compact and controlled. Next step is to connect the boogers!

to see my previous post on this project click here.

Egg Caviar

"Egg Caviar"

10"x10"x3"