Studio Debris 05 (XO). October 2023. Acrylic, jewelry pendants, price tag, scrap fabric and thread on canvas. 10 x 8 x 2 inches.
Studio Debris 01 (Black Denim). September 2023. Oil, poly plastic, denim, cardboard, shellac, white glue, and palette scrapings on canvas. 10 x 8 x 4 inches.
Studio Debris 04 (Newspaper II). October 2023. Oil, newspaper, wire mesh, thread, and paper mache on canvas. 10 x 8 x 4 inches.
Studio Debris 06 (Newspaper III). November 2023. Acrylic, newspaper, scrap fabric, brooch, dinosaur toy, butterfly barrette, and found material on canvas. 10 x 8 x 3 inches.
Studio Debris 02 (Pink Styrofoam). September 2023. Oil, styrofoam, destroyed foam brush, shellac, white glue, scrap fabric and ribbon on canvas. 8 x 10 x 3 inches.
Studio Debris 03 (Newspaper I). September 2023. Newspaper, elastic, blue tape, and shellac on canvas. 8 x 10 x 5 inches.
Studio Debris is an ongoing series refashioning discarded materials from my studio. Entirely constructed of leftovers—e.g. collage clippings, palette scrapings, congealed paste and paint—the series is limited to materials labeled as junk or useless. The works become art both in product and process. I begin by surveying the materials at hand. What were they originally and what are they now? I need to reject the conception that these items are trash and see them anew before I begin creating. Techniques of assemblage, painting, collage, and sculpture are used in response to the chosen cocktail of materials for each artwork.