Dark to Light
Coptic bound abaca, hemp, flax & black denim HMPapers, encaustic monotype, black stone, tornado splintered oak, marble, old knot found on the beach. 15.5 X 4.5 X 2 in.
Dark to Light
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Dark to Light
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Above the Eye
Bound in an antique sewing attachment oak box (patented 2/19/1889).
Closed 6.5 X 3.25 X 3.25 in.
Above the Eye
Abaca, torch ginger grass and black cotton rag HMPapers (vat gradated), cast paper eye w/ mixed media. Open 6.5 X 1.75 X 12.5 in.
Above the Eye
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nothing niente nada
Abaca HMPaper, clay, wax, ceramic circle, grass, antique boxes. 13 X 14 X 3 in.
nothing niente nada
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nothing niente nada
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Desert Paint Box
Old found box tied with vintage leather. 1.5 X 9.75 X 3.25 in.
Desert Paint Box
Cedar bark and abaca HMPapers, prickly pear papyrus, chunks of hematite and limonite found in a canyon wash, amber wax, crushed mesquite branch brushes & homemade desert willow branch charcoal. 1.5 X 9.75 X 3.25 in.
This Too Shall Pass
Encaustic monotype with handwritten text on piña HMPaper, tornado splintered oak, waxed “leaves” of gampi HMPaper, twig and roots. Wooden box. Quote by Henry David Thoreau: “You must live in the present, launch yourself on every wave, find your eternity in each moment.” 7h X 13w X 4d, opens to 18 inches.
This Too Shall Pass
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This Too Shall Pass
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Within
Bound in an antique sewing attachment oak box (patented 2/19/1889).
Closed 6.5 X 3.25 X 3.25 in.
Within
Abaca, torch ginger grass and black cotton rag HMPapers (vat gradated), cast paper face w/ mixed media. open 6.5 X 1.75 X 12.5 in.
Waterfall
Sumi ink wash on handmade gampi paper, beeswax, antique spools, redwood shingles. 36 X 26 X 5 in.
Waterfall
Detail. Open 36 X 26 X 5 in.
Aftermath
Silver and gold leafed covered accordion binding.
Aftermath
Sumi ink wash, accordian folded hand made abaca paper with gold and silver leafed
cover, linen cording. Open 9.5 in. X 7 ft.
Aftermath
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Aftermath
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Aftermath
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Wind Through the Pages
High shrinkage flax HMPaper, branches. 8 X 6 X 2 in.
Wind Through the Pages
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Boat Book
Bound gradating cotton rag & seaweed HMPaper, lashed willow branches create a boat skeleton as a centerfold. 20 X 15 X 6 in.
Hands of the Saints
Accordion black pigmented abaca paper, white conté, gold leaf, dyed wooden box. 16 hands drawn from Italian Renaissance paintings and frescoes in museums and churches in Florence, Italy.
Hands of the Saints
Accordion black pigmented abaca paper, white conté, gold leaf, dyed wooden box. 16 hands drawn from Italian Renaissance paintings and frescoes in museums and churches in Florence, Italy.
Hands of the Saints
Accordion black pigmented abaca paper, white conté, gold leaf, dyed wooden box. 16 hands drawn from Italian Renaissance paintings and frescoes in museums and churches in Florence, Italy.
Hands of the Saints
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Hands of the Saints
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Eyes of the Madonna
Accordion folded abaca HMPaper, gesso, graphite, sumi stained wooden box. One eye drawn from each of 19 Italian Renaissance paintings in the Uffizi Gallery, Florence, Italy. open 53 X 3 X 5 in.
Eyes of the Madonna
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Eyes of the Madonna
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Eyes of the Madonna
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Gestation, Embodiment, Transfiguration
Triptych of hinged wooden panels with leather binding, encaustic, mixed media open: 15in. X 4 ft. X 9in.
Gestation, Embodiment, Transfiguration
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