What my hand saw, 2021. I like the idea that the hand can 'see' in a sense, making a picture in the mind of what it feels. A kind of synesthesia. It's based on a hand-sketch from a few years prior, but the germ for the idea comes from the early 90s.
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It’s so nice to see this custom print installed in the office of Giorgia Lera. Giorgia is an aerospace engineer at Lafer Spa, a textile processing company in Italy. She reached out in 2019, after seeing my work in a magazine.
I’m very happy to share my first art-furniture commission. These three clothing sculptures serve as bases for a glass-topped table. The color scheme was inspired by California’s legendary sunsets, but through the lens of memory, fantasy and photo manipulation.
I was awarded two arts grants in 2021. With support from New York Foundation of The Arts and Queens Council on The Arts, I created a sculpture made from wood and thousands of second-hand garments. The clothing was sourced from the local community during the pandemic and is a tribute to the people of New York City.
This Thursday is looking like the perfect day for an outdoor clothing sculpture installation. So enough nail-biting, I’m calling it! Come by in the morning to see us in action, or after lunch to see the completed piece.
These drawings seek to reconnect us with second-hand clothing and express the energy contained therein. They evolved out of my respect for second-hand clothing, which I think of as our second skin.
Purple is the gayest color. Only last year, while working on the clothing sculpture The Witness, did I learn that, but I suspect I always knew. Which explains why I never wore purple. Even once. Newly aware of this..
Thrilled to be interviewed by Katie Dalebout for the Let it Out podcast! We had so much to talk about, from clothing sculpture, to listening nights, to lucid dreaming, to textile recycling...
I’m very happy to share a new location and additional details regarding two clothing sculpture installations for the public realm of Jackson Heights, Queens.
This new work will be made from wood and thousands of second-hand garments, sourced from the local community during the pandemic.