Overview of "Small Bites" (Part II) - My Solo Exhibition in Two parts at The University of Montevallo near Birmingham, AL. August - October 2020.
My son’s crayons, re-purposed linen (originally used as a projection screen), rubbing of a dead tree I felled on my family land that was consumed by countless small bites. 2019
Wood boring beetle larvae paths scribed at 1:1 scale from a young cypress tree that was chopped down on my family land without my consent, writing ink, watercolor paper, 2019.
Wood boring beetle larvae paths scribed at 3.6 x natural scale from the same felled tree as “Inheritance”, writing ink, watercolor paper, 2019.
Bark beetle insect larvae paths found beneath the bark of a felled cedar tree on my family land and transcribed at 2.7 x natural scale, writing ink, watercolor paper, 2019.
Duplicated drawings by children and artist with special needs, family history tracings, acrylic paint, re-purposed lumber, wood burner. 2014
leafminer and family history tracings, acrylic paint, repurposed cabinets, router, 11x11x11in, 2014
Digital & film photography, Found/foraged family history, forgotten relics, handmade frames from repurposed materials, pins, 2019.
Fragment of sheet embedded with natural mold growth rescued from decaying cushions in the pilothouse of Grandfather’s boat, acrylic paint, permanent pen, rusty nails. 2005-2010
Digital Photography mounted on re-purposed signage. 2011 & 2018
Re-envisioning of an earlier photo series entitled “Children of the Zone”, metallic prints on board, hand cut pattern from termite eaten paper, water based spray. 2011 & 2018
Re-envisioning of an earlier photo series entitled “Children of the Zone”, metallic prints on board, hand cut pattern from termite eaten paper, water based spray. 2011 & 2018
Soil with roots found within a fallen/decayed tree, paint, frame handmade with cedar and cypress from our family land and re-purposed materials. 2020
Specimen removed from internal tree viscera, re-purposed lens, felt, LED, box constructed from re-purposed materials, 2014.
Family portraits Prints from the early 80’s, hand traced, cutout and layered beetle larvae trails, fabric, frame constructed from found materials. (see the back of vitrine 2 to view the pattern source), 2015.
Photos rescued from abandoned trailer ruins in Slab City, Mojave Desert, CA, hand cut traced termite patterns, glue, black fabric, frame constructed from found materials, 2015.
photos rescued from abandoned trailer in Slab City, CA, hand cut traced termite patterns, photo album page, glue, fabric, frame constructed from found materials, 8.5x10.5x2in, 2014-2015
Photos rescued from abandoned trailer in Slab City, CA, map rescued from abandoned house in rural TN, hand traced and cut termite patterns, glue, fabric, frame constructed from found materials. 2015
Found hand-drawn floor-plans from my grandfather’s old workshop. Colored pencil, graphite, pins, frame constructed from re-purposed materials. 2014 & 2019
Found weathered paper from my grandfather’s old workshop. Colored pencil, graphite, pins, frame constructed from re-purposed materials. 2014 & 2019
Found photos rescued from abandoned trailer ruins in Slab City, Mojave Desert, CA, Map from 100 year old atlas, hand cut leaf minor patterns, glue, frame constructed from found materials. 2015
Old magazine rescued out of my grandfather’s old workshop, frame constructed from found materials. 2004 & 2020
Separated deer skull, spray paint, pins, glue, black fabric, frame constructed from re-purposed materials. 2015
Worn out map of Florida, illustration from childhood manual, cutout and layered beetle larvae trails, fabric, frame constructed from milled Gulf Hammock cypress (see the right side of vitrine 1 to view the source branch. 2015
Found weathered and termite eaten paper, colored pencil, black fabric, pins, frame constructed from found materials. 2015
found weathered and termite eaten paper, colored pencil, fabric, pins, frame constructed from found materials, 8.5x10.5x2.5in, 2014-2015
Found weathered and termite eaten paper, colored pencil, fabric, pins, frames constructed from found materials. 2015
