PORTALS
EYE PORTALS
The exaggerated scale of the eye portals, which dome and protrude from the wall, are like eyes in the past breaking through the wall, or one’s past peering into the present as thoughts made manifest.
Self-Portrait After 2021
Self-Portrait After 2021, detail
Self-Portrait, 2022
Self-Portrait, 2022, detail
Self-Portrait, 2021
36″ od x 6″
36″ od x 6″
Self-Portrait, 2021, detail
Betty 99
43″ od x 6″
43″ od x 6″
Betty 99, detail
Betty 99 1/2
43″ od x 6″
43″ od x 6″
Betty 99 1/2, detail
Betty 100
36″ od x 6″
36″ od x 6″
Betty 100, detail
Jerzy
26″ od x 6″
26″ od x 6″
Jerzy, view 2
Mary Cass
36″ od x 7″
36″ od x 7″
Mary Cass, view 2
Archie
24″ od x 6″
24″ od x 6″
Archie, view 2
Red Eye
44″ od x 6″
44″ od x 6″
Red Eye, detail
NATURE PORTALS
Since my mother’s death during COVID, I have remained engaged with the idea of the portal and am exploring representations of nature: land and sky.
Slippery Slide
31″ od
31″ od
Slippery Slide, view 2
Slippery Slide, view 3
Slippery Slide, view 4
Spinning Sky
35″ od
35″ od
Spinning Sky, view 2
Spinning Sky, view 3
Spinning Sky, view 4
PROCESS
Making tufts for portals
Sewing in tufts, working with the piece face down
Final-step: Turning the piece face up and trimming the surface