Momentary Pause (2022)
Paper pulp
27" x 19"

Within the movement of textures, an impact or crater becomes a moment of interruption, a moment of pause where the eye goes to investigate. The impact could be the black matter itself upon a much lighter surface, scattering outwards, or the object that caused the impact could be missing - either way, both are a remnant of an action that is perceived to be dramatic and now, everything is still and quiet. With my mind, there are moments like this, where I visually take everything in, a moment of nothing, and then a population of thought.

Ruminate (2022)
Handmade flax paper, plaster, ink
31 1/2" x 16"

Exploring the layering of sky and ground through the use of a flat material and a dynamic texture, I focus on verticality, flattening and horizon within the ideas of landscape.

Untitled (2022)
Handmade flax paper, flocked carborundum and sand drawing, ink on board
16" x 11 1/2"

Articulation (2022)
Ink on handmade flax paper
Series of 4, e/o 5” x 7”

A set of four very lightweight and thin sheets of flax paper- these sheets upon being pressed and dried had holes that appeared due simply to the fragility and process of making them. Using ink and the crinkling effects a slightly waterproof flax paper had, I flooded around the holes, mapping the tiny holes to now shine amongst a field of black. This enhances the contrast of a vast expanse where any natural interruption becomes a highlight and a collection of points of interest.

Isolating (2021)
Plaster, sand, translucent paper and ink
L: 19" x 14" R: 4.5" x 3.5"

Starting with a blank slab, marks were incised to the surface of the plaster to create movement and valleys where, when treating the surface by applying wet sand by hand, would either catch in said valleys or skip them. Exploring the idea of a slab of terrain, the large piece is covered in an extremely thin sheet of paper with annotations marking some of the deepest incisions, flattening the surface. The small piece is a purer accumulation of linear incisions and has a stronger fragment feel. They exist together, both expressed as objects, one in beginning stages of organizational flattening.

Coast (2020)
Overbeaten abaca and cotton, jute
23" x 16"

Using a variety of paper fibers, this piece explores the idea of an organic porous boundary that serves as the division of two spaces. The pattern flattens but does not lose dimension, like sand, and the empty space is open and boundless, like water.