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In December of 2019, my work was featured in the Boger Art Gallery at College of the Ozarks. I had 5 pieces on display. Learn more about each piece by following the link after clicking on the image. 

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Magically Petrified

This is my 3D rendition of the tree of life. I wanted this piece to be more about the life of a tree and life of nature. One of the most amazing natural occurrences is that of crystallization and geodes. I created the truck and beginning branches of a tree. The tree is textured with different types of bark with two large cuts revealing the tree’s true insides with geodes. I made the body out of clay coils and fired it just once very slowly. I wanted the tree to represent not just one kind of tree but many so there are four kinds of bark textures. The cuts into the tree are made to look like geodes so that you see that the insides are actually beautiful despite the ordinary like from the outer bark. And this is symbolic of the human and beauty on the inside but also that you have to work hard enough to get to know someone not just by what’s on the outside but to see the beauty on the inside. There are also a hundred different more complex ways to interpret the tree and that was really my goal to have people interpret it in many different ways.

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In all the Books We Read

This is a sculpture made from styrofoam. I designed the books to have a vintage yet modern feel with gold leaf printed spins and colors that accentuate the feel of old books with the modern vibe. 

I was inspired to make the sculpture after reflecting on two of my favorite poem by Erin Hanson. She is a young current poet who write beautifully timeless poetry. The open pages on the top have the poems printed on them.

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The Tree of Life

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The Tree of Life is a digitally hand-drawn tree created entirely out of photographs. I wanted to focus on the portraits and expressions within the pictures and not the scenery or background noise, which prompted me to remove all irrelevant information from the pictures. This began with background, then color, then details, until all that was left was a silhouette. After doing this to all the pictures, I placed photos strategically throughout the tree, allowing them to flow together, making it nearly impossible to tell context and subject from picture to picture. Two faces of a girl can sit side by side but be the same girl from ten years apart, symbolizing the fluidity of time and memory. Our memories tend to mesh together over time which can create a tangled knot similar to looking up into a tree and trying to follow a branch but getting lost in the tangle of the others.

 

For the exhibition I printed the piece on silk and allowed the light to reflect through as well as allow the fabric to flow and move.  

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A Study in Textures 

This piece is a set of mismatched clay forms covered in texture and layers of color. The pots each have their own personality and original function. Each is hollow and could be used for many purposes. By adding sharp texture, this eliminates the most predictable functions, leaving them as more sculptural than functional. My unique technique takes the pieces that have been torn, shredded, or broken off the pot and given a new purpose, just as God does with us. When forming the pots on the wheel, I allowed for extra material to be left on for the purpose of removing it later. When going back to trim the cups, I removed the excess to shape a more desirable form. Instead of discarding the broken bits, I gave them a new meaning and purpose by reattaching them to the pot as texture.

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Ephemeral Progression

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This video is a timelapse of the progression of change on a board of clay when changed manipulated by the environment. In this scenario I used students as the environment, The assignment was to create a temporary installation and track the change. This was a fun experiment! Enjoy seeing the changes made by passing by students!

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