“In the drawings we see the movement of her shoulders working. No picky precious marks here—instead, an exploration of materials, of additions and subtractions, fingerprints, hand smears. Unlike the paintings, her drawings are assertions of the two-dimensionality of the picture plane. The space is flat, ambiguous, the marks traversing the paper, the act of drawing captured. It’s about the white space as much as it is about the mark itself. It’s about what she chose not to draw as much as the marks she made.”
— Ben Mitchell
SELF PORTRAITS - Investigates emotional content expressed through body language.
IN THE GARDEN - My process is gestural, intent imbedded in the action of making the marks. These drawings are about the fundamental process of Creation. The drawings embody rather than describe that process as energy, change, movement and metamorphosis. They explore the underneath of Nature, the molecular, the causative, the seeds of Life. The works are iconic, revolving around the interaction of the masculine/yang and the feminine/yin energies and the recording of events and instinctual movements. Each drawing, though autonomous, acts as a component in the piece as a whole encouraging conversation between the elements.
CONSTELLATIONS - Energetic Expressionism.
YIN & YANG - Two handed drawings exploring the masculine and feminine energies engaging.
TURTLE BACKS - Indigenous peoples regard the Turtle as the symbol for Earth, our home. The shell represents that home for the turtle. We come into this world equipped with a body to inhabit. Mimicking the shape of the turtle shell, the outlines represent that body and the interior the seeds of our essential nature, the hand we are dealt to play out.
JOSHUA TREES - With its ability to grow amongst harsh and unforgiving terrain, these are symbolic of thriving despite and amidst adversity.
DRAWINGS
“Imagine her studio floor: charcoal dust, eraser residue, and her hands covered in the medium’s black soot, the hand traveling across the paper as she drew, perhaps surprised by what choices her body was making. At times playful, or brooding, the drawings aren’t about labor, but about a moment or a gathering of moments, a record of the artist’s hand and body at work. The intellect kicked in later. In the drawings there is an honest sense of her spirit, her curiosity, her courage in the face of not knowing.”
— Ben Mitchell
Self-Portraits
.01
88x58 cm (35x23 in) Charcoal on paper
Self Portrait Series
Self-Portraits
.02
88x58 cm (35x23 in) Charcoal on paper
Self Portrait Series
.03
88x58 cm (35x23 in) Charcoal on paper
Self Portrait Series
.04
88x58 cm (35x23 in) Charcoal on paper
Self Portrait Series
.05
88x58 cm (35x23 in) Charcoal on paper
Self Portrait Series
.06
88x58 cm (35x23 in) Charcoal on paper
Self Portrait Series
.07
88x58 cm (35x23 in) Charcoal on paper
Self Portrait Series
.08
88x58 cm (35x23 in) Charcoal on paper
Self Portrait Series
.09
88x58 cm (35x23 in) Charcoal on paper
Self Portrait Series
.10
88x58 cm (35x23 in) Charcoal on paper
Self Portrait Series
.11
88x58 cm (35x23 in) Charcoal on paper
Self Portrait Series
.12
88x58 cm (35x23 in) Charcoal on paper
Self Portrait Series
.13
76x55 cm (30x22 in) Charcoal on paper
Self Portrait Series
In the Garden
EVE
78x55 cm (31x22 in) Charcoal on paper
In the Garden Series
MORPHOGENESIS
88x58 cm (35x23 in) Charcoal on paper
In the Garden Series
STARRED
88x58 cm (35x23 in) Charcoal on paper
In the Garden Series
DNA / CROWN OF THORNS
88x58 cm (35x23 in) Charcoal on paper
In the Garden Series
8 ORIGINAL CELLS
60x45 cm (24x18 in) Charcoal on paper
In the Garden Series
COMBUSTION
88x58 cm (35x23 in) Charcoal on paper
In the Garden Series
THE ACROBAT
88x58 cm (35x23 in) Charcoal on paper
In the Garden Series
COMPANION SPIRALS
106x76 cm (42x30 in) Charcoal on paper
In the Garden Series
COMPANION SPIRALS II
106x76 cm (42x30 in) Charcoal on paper
In the Garden Series
GREEN 8s
88x58 cm (35x23 in) Pastel on paper
In the Garden Series
UNNAMED
88x58 cm (35x23 in) Pastel on paper
In the Garden Series
UNNAMED II
88x58 cm (35x23 in) Ebony pencil and pastel on paper
In the Garden Series
Constellations
CONSTELLATIONS I
88x58 cm (35x23 in) Pastel on paper
Constellations Series
AFTERMATH
77x64 cm (30.5x25.5 in) Pastel on paper
Constellations Series
CONSTELLATIONS II
64x77 cm (25.5x30.5 in) Pastel on paper
Constellations Series
CONSTRCUCT
77x64 cm (30.5x25.5 in) Charcoal and oil pastel on paper
Constellations Series
CONSTELLATIONS III
64x77 cm (25.5x30.5 in) Pastel on paper
Constellations Series
BUILDING BLOCKS
88x58 cm (35x23 in) Pastel on paper
Constellations Series
RED MASS
77x64 cm (30.5x25.5 in) Pastel on paper
Constellations Series
BUILDING BLOCKS (pink lady)
88x58 cm (35x23 in) Charcoal and pastel on paper
Constellations Series
BUILDING BLOCKS (peach)
88x58 cm (35x23 in) Pastel on paper
Constellations Series
HIMALAYAN SALT
88x58 cm (35x23 in) Pastel on paper
Constellations Series
BUILDING BLOCKS (blue)
76x55 cm (30x22 in) Pastel and ebony pencil on paper
Constellations Series
BOATS
76x55 cm (30x22 in) Pastel and ebony pencil on paper
Constellations Series
BUILDING BLOCKS (growth)
88x58 cm (35x23 in) Charcoal and pastel on paper
Constellations Series
BUILDING BLOCKS (dilemma)
77x64 cm (30.5x25.5 in) Pastel and charcoal on paper
Constellations Series
ALIEN
76x55 cm (30x22 in) Ebony pencil and pastel on paper
Constellations Series
CONSTELLATIONS IIII
76x55 cm (30x22 in) Ebony pencil and pastel on paper
Constellations Series
BLUE MASS
76x63 cm (30x25 in) Pastel on paper
Constellations Series
INSPIRATION
76x63 cm (30x25 in) Pastel and ebony pencil on paper
Constellations Series
SIGNALS
76x55 cm (30x22 in) Pastel and ebony pencil on paper
Constellations Series
CONSTELLATIONS V
88x58 cm (35x23 in) Ebony pencil on paper
Constellations Series
CONSTELLATIONS VI
88x58 cm (35x23 in) Pastel and ebony pencil on paper
Constellations Series
GENERATE
88x58 cm (35x23 in) Pastel. charcoal and ebony pencil on paper
Constellations Series
GENERATE II
76x55 cm (30x22 in) Pastel, charcoal and ebony pencil on paper
Constellations Series
NEST
91x60 cm (36x24 in) Charcoal and pastel on paper
Constellations Series
X
76x63 cm (30x25 in) Charcoal on paper
Constellations Series
OTHER HALF
101x142cm (40x56 in) Charcoal on paper
Constellations Series
CONSTELLATIONS VII
77x64 cm (30.5x25.5in) Charcoal and pastel on paper
Constellations Series
MOONS ORBIT
77x64 cm (30.5x25.5in) Charcoal and pastel on paper
Constellations Series
Genesis
76x63 cm (30x25in) Charcoal on paper
Constellations Series
EMBRYO
101x71cm (40x28 in)Charcoal on paper
Constellations Series
GRAPES
88x58 cm (35x23 in) Pastel and charcoal on paper
Constellations Series
CONSTELLATIONS VIII
64x77cm (25.5x30.5 in)Ebony pencil on paper
Constellations Series
METATRON'S CUBE
63x76cm (25x30 in)Charcoal and pastel on paper
Constellations Series
Yin and Yang
ABSORPTION
88x58 cm (35x23 in) Ink on paper
Yin and Yang Series
HARMONY
88x58 cm (35x23 in) Ink on paper
Yin and Yang Series
MUTUAL CONSUMPTION
88x58 cm (35x23 in) Ink on paper
Yin and Yang Series
EQUILIBRIUM
88x58 cm (35x23 in) Ink on paper
Yin and Yang Series
INTERDEPENDENCE
88x58 cm (35x23 in) Ink on paper
Yin and Yang Series
VICE VERSA
88x58 cm (35x23 in) Ink on paper
Yin and Yang Series
INFLUENCE
88x58 cm (35x23 in) Ink on paper
Yin and Yang Series
INTER TRANSFORMATION
88x58 cm (35x23 in) Ink on paper
Yin and Yang Series
BALANCE
88x58 cm (35x23 in) Ink on paper
Yin and Yang Series
Turtlebacks
BEARER OF GIFTS
88x58 cm (35x23 in) Charcoal, pastel, ebony pencil and vellum on paper
Turtlebacks Series
SEEDED HEART
88x58 cm (35x23 in) Charcoal, pastel and vellum on paper
Turtlebacks Series
TRUTH BOUND
88x58 cm (35x23 in) Charcoal and pastel on paper
Turtlebacks Series
8 BALL
88x58 cm (35x23 in) Charcoal and pastel on paper
Turtlebacks Series
FATE
88x58 cm (35x23 in) Charcoal and pastel on paper
Turtlebacks Series
"IT'S A GIRL"
88x58 cm (35x23 in) Pastel and ebony pencil on paper
Turtlebacks Series
IN-FORMED
88x58 cm (35x23 in) Charcoal on paper
Turtlebacks Series
NEST EGG
88x58 cm (35x23 in) Pastel, charcoal, ebony pencil and vellum on paper
Turtlebacks Series
CORE BELIEF
88x58 cm (35x23 in) Marker, charcoal and vellum on paper
Turtlebacks Series
RESTITUTION'S WAY
88x58 cm (35x23 in) Charcoal, pastel and vellum on paper
Turtlebacks Series
SHIELD
88x58 cm (35x23 in) Pastel, charcoal and vellum on paper
Turtlebacks Series
HALO
88x58 cm (35x23 in) Pastel and ebony pencil on paper
Turtlebacks Series
ARMOR
88x58 cm (35x23 in) Charcoal, pastel, ink and vellum on paper
Turtlebacks Series
INCEPTION
91x60 cm (36x24 in)Charcoal and pastel on paper
Turtlebacks Series
DISPERSE
88x58 cm (35x23 in) Pastel on paper
Turtlebacks Series
Joshua Tree
JOSHUA TREE
24x31cm (9.5x12.5 in) Graphite on paper
Joshua Tree Series
JOSHUA TREE II
77x64 cm (30.5x25.5 in) Charcoal on paper
Joshua Tree Series
JOSHUA TREE III
88x58 cm (35x23 in) Charcoal on paper
Joshua Tree Series
JOSHUA TREE IV
77x64 cm (30.5x25.5 in)Charcoal on paper
Joshua Tree Series
JOSHUA TREE V
77x64cm (30.5x25.5 in) Charcoal on paper
Joshua Tree Series
JOSHUA TREE VI
91x60cm (36x24 in) Charcoal on paper
Joshua Tree Series