augury
24 x 36" Acrylic, ink, lace, metal, ladybugs, trash, pencil, resin on panel, 2011
"THE UNDERSTORY"
SHOW CONCEPT
The plants that grow at the lowest level of a forest canopy have adapted to utilize the light that filters down through the tallest trees above them. These shade tolerant plants, seedlings, saplings, trees and herbs are collectively known as the forest’s “understory.” They have evolved to be creatively persistent, patient, and opportunistic. On my walks through the cathedral-like deciduous forests in Northeast Tennessee, I was often inspired by this humble network of determined species that hugged the ground.
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cry of the messenger
24 x 36" Acrylic, ink, oil, pencil, resin, wasp nest on panel, 2011
Detail of wasp nest and layered grasses...
go tell the others
24 x 36" Acrylic, ink, oil, pencil, resin on panel, 2011
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woven
12 x 36" Acrylic, black widow spider, ink, oil, pencil, resin on panel, 2011
Detail of black widow, painted grasses...
the invisible audience
36x30" Acrylic, bones, feathers, ink, lace, leaves, metal, oil, pencil, resin, string, teeth and trash on panel, 2011
Detail of pile of pretty trash....
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Song of the harbinger
30 x 24" Ladybugs, twig, wire mesh, trash, paint, resin on panel, 2011
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Understory
The plants that grow at the lowest level of a forest canopy have adapted to utilize the light that filters down through the tallest trees above them. These shade tolerant plants, seedlings, saplings, trees and herbs are collectively known as the forest’s “understory.” They have evolved to be creatively persistent, patient, and opportunistic. On my walks through the cathedral-like deciduous forests in Northeast Tennessee, I was often inspired by this humble network of determined species that hugs the ground.