Handled Landscapes
I start by grabbing and pulling chunks of local clay up and around rectangular forms. I then fire the clay at my campsite. The objects start as empty frames of touch, recording the clawing of my hands. I carry them with me and slowly find and make landscapes within them through casting parts of my body used for touching and sensing (tongue, fingers) and assembling found materials (skin-like shells, volcanic glass, sand). They feel like smears of landscapes on the wall.
Tongue and Teeth with Shell and Night Horizon, 2025
Pinon pine resin, charcoal collected from beach fires, volcanic glass, pit fired micaceous clay, shell
The Manic Pixie Dream Crab, 2025
Pinon pine resin, charcoal collected from beach fires, volcanic glass, pit fired micaceous clay, mirror, shell
The Beach at Night, 2025
Pinon pine resin, charcoal collected from beach fires, sand, pit-fired micaceous clay, mirror
Lunar Eclipse with Finger, 2025
Pinon pine resin, charcoal collected from beach fires, volcanic glass, pit fired micaceous clay, shell
Night Walk, 2025
Pinon pine resin, charcoal collected from beach fires, volcanic glass, pit-fired micaceous clay, sand
Touching and Two Shells, 2025
Pinon pine resin, charcoal collected from beach fires, shells
Pet my Hair, 2025
Pinon pine resin, charcoal collected from beach fires, volcanic glass, twigs, artist’s hair