artwork > 2014-2020

Botox
wax and pigment print on wood
54" x 37"
2018
temp
2015
Johnny Walker Black
wax and pigment print on wood
48" x 59"
2018
10 Botox Boxes
wax and painted cardboard on wood
35" x 19"
2018
Advanced Glass
wax and painted cardboard on wood
30" x 31"
2015
Modern Muse
wax and pigment print on wood
59" x 48"
2019
Aleve02
wax and painted cardboard on wood
9" x 8"
2018
Lundberg
wax and painted cardboard on wood
14" x 15"
2018
Neosporin04
wax and painted cardboard on wood
8" x 7"
2018
Kerasal
wax and painted cardboard on wood
10" x 9"
2018
Voltaren Gel
wax and painted cardboard on wood
11" x 9"
2017
Manner Lemon Filled Creme Wafer
wax and painted cardboard on wood
12" x 11"
2018
Ayr04
wax and painted cardboard on wood
7" x 8"
2018
Choco Biscuit
wax and painted cardboard on wood
10" x 8"
2018
Man Maru (yummy)
wax and painted cardboard on wood
13" x 12"
2018
Aleve03
wax and painted cardboard on wood
7" x 7"
2018
Bandaid1
wax and painted cardboard on wood
9" x 7"
2018
Fonus01
wax and painted cardboard on wood
5" x 3"
2017
Sensodyne03
wax and painted cardboard on wood
11" x 9"
2017
Refresh Tears
wax and painted cardboard on wood
6" x 7"
2018
Redermic C
wax and painted cardboard on wood
11" x 13"
2014
Fastener Center
encaustic and cardboard box on wood
10 ⅜" x 8 ¼"
2014
Cuatro Pinos Brand 1
encaustic and cardboard box on wood
12 ¼" x 10 ¾"
2014
Leanne
encaustic and cardboard on wood
7 ½" x 9"
2014
Beryl 1
beeswax, paraffin and cardboard on wood
6 ¼" x 8"
2014
GH-69-1
encaustic and cardboard box on wood
6 ¾" x 8 ½"
2014
Old Holland Marszwart
encaustic and cardboard box on wood
9 ⅞" x 13 ⅜"
2014
*1500*
encaustic and cardboard on wood
4 ½" x 4 ½"
2014
Beryl 4
beeswax, paraffin and cardboard on wood
8 ½" x 8"
2014
Dr. Fuhrman DHA + EPA
waxes and painted cardboard box on wood
11.5" x 8.25"
2017
Weil for Origins
waxes and painted cardboard box on wood
7" x 6.25"
2017
Gold's Gym Stress Ball
waxes and painted cardboard box on wood
9" x 15"
2017
Golden Acrylic
encaustic and cardboard box on wood
7 ½" x 7 ¼"
2014

These mixed media collages are created through a process of layering various objects and waxes. The mutations in color and opacity are somewhat unpredictable. I try to encourage accidental surprises—while simultaneously struggling to maintain control over the nearly-impossible-to-control medium of hot wax.

Underpinning this work is my interest in consumerism and its byproduct, packaging. The physical and ideological concept of packaging, with its many possibilities of interpretation leads me to think of the stuff we cast off, misleading facades and the pervasiveness of advertising in our culture

Note:
Each work in this series contains a portion or the entirety of a used cardboard box.