SCHOOL PORTRAITS
MEDIUM: Comprised of approximately 2,000 found photographs: school portraits, canvas, photo corners, thread, pencil, watercolor & ink.
SIZE: 54" (h) x 42" (w) Date: 2015-2019
MUG SHOT COMPOSITION
Approximately 850 Found Photographs, canvas, photo corners, thread, pencil, watercolor & ink.
SIZE: 82” (h) x 93” (w) DATE: 2014-2018
"SOLO POSE"
MEDIUM: Approximately 400 Found Photographs, canvas, thread, pencil, watercolor & ink.
SIZE: 48 ” (h) x 42 ” (w) DATE: 2014
MUG SHOT QUILT TWO
MEDIUM: Approximately 800 found photographs, canvas, photo corners, thread, pencil, watercolor & ink.
SIZE: 96" (h) x 84" (w) DATE: 2014-2019
Found Photo "Quilts"
In this series each piece is formed around a collection: mug shots, school pictures or a common snapshot pose. Hundreds of found photos are composed together and sewn onto canvas. From a distance the repetition of shapes and tones read as an abstraction, and upon closer review offers the detailed truth of an individual’s existence. These photographic expressions typify how portraiture, in particular, has proliferated since the advent of photography and underscores its role in forming our cultural and personal identities.