As temporary as the light source, and as infinite as shadow itself. An illustration, free of any specific context, surface, or subject, becomes completely intangible.
"Shadow piece", 2012

"Fallen From a Chair, Falling From the Sky", 2011

This work stemmed from the notion that forgotten memories are reignited when memorabilia is drawn. Here, I stored four precious artifacts from fond memories, and covered it in a translucent material.
Now, both the memorabilia and the memories are stored inside of the box, to allow myself to forget them-- bringing myself into the sort of unknowing the viewers approach the work with. The presentation of this production is based off of trust, trust in the process and trust in the art-maker.
"Key West", 2012

By manipulating the material in folds and in other natural, subconscious, ways, I created a work that is both 2-D and 3-D. Shown hanging from the very top, I allow the folds and gravity to decide where it positions itself.
An illustration appears, obscured and blurred out of range-- created by using my work as my bed sheet, with crushed charcoal. Fading away into the back, this very personal process is depersonalized naturally in the very same process.
"Sleep Piece", 2011

By creating a series of gestural, expressive portraits of the same young woman in charcoal and reversing the exposed side, I depersonalized a narrative involving someone learning another's face.
By presenting the production in this way, also, it is unknown to the viewer how long the narrative is, exactly, and it is unknown of the young woman's identity.
"Meeting an Anonymous Young Girl", (2012)

Utilizing found materials (the remains of a hurricane passing), I constructed new trees. This work thrives off of the failed translation and recovery. Stylized documentary photographs are shown, above.
"Three Trees", 2010

Constructing rope from found fabric and binding it, I produced a cryptid. This cryptid, extracted specifically from a dream journal entry, is hollow with a width of varying diameter, and flares like a horn.
Based off of this context of reality, it is notable to mention the hollowness of this, because the effect it had on me in my subconscious is far more intense and intimate in comparison to this shown translation.
"Cryptid", 2011

 

Minimizing environments to simply four suggestions, situations grow increasingly more illogical.
2011

I received a very open-ended assignment: to create a children's book.
Using found materials, I created a mixed media artist book. Referencing a multitude of dream journal entries, the narrative follows the protagonist's stream of consciousness. Like a child's mind, she meander's in and out of reality.
"Meanders", 2011

Drawing subject and situation from the subconscious, and utilizing found materials, I created an environment-specific and mixed media sculpture. Broken and humanistic, like many of my illustrations, I brought this dead being into the context of reality.
"Man", 2011

Referencing a series of unshown portraits of a young woman, and the woman live as a model, I illustrated.
Withdrawing the qualities typically defining as "female", I created a gender-free portrait, attaching translucent paper with miniature hardware, I obfuscate a void-like environment.
"Portrait of Tori", 2011

Stills from a film, meant for documenting a site-specific installation. Situation and subject pulled from the subconscious, and translated into the context of reality. Abandoning them, I allowed the environment and anonymous audiences manipulate the works as they pleased. After returning daily for a week, all but one disappeared. The remaining man's mask was torn off, revealing a face with little to no features.
"Five Men Not Alone", 2011

Transferring a blind contour illustration of a blanket, to a wire, environment-specific, sculpture. Through the process of taking this image and bringing it within the context of reality, I created a juxtaposition of material.
"Blanket", 2011